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Charles Sumner: “Turning from the question of title, which time and testimony have already settled, I meet the inquiry, Why does Russia…”

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Turning from the question of title, which time and testimony have already settled, I meet the inquiry, Why does Russia part with possessions associated with the reign of her greatest ruler and filling an important chapter of geographical history?
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner questions why Russia would relinquish territories tied to its historical significance, indicating a deeper inquiry into geopolitical motivations.

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