Excerpt from The M. P. For Russia, Vol. 1: Reminiscences and Correspondence of Madame Olga Novikoff Russian patriot, who was often in vehement Opposi tion to her own Government, and who was devoted heart and soul to the cause of the oppressed Slavs, in whose defence her brother had laid down his life. Mr. Gladstone, with his keen eye for sterling goodness of character and sincere conviction, did not hesitate to enter into an informal but most useful partnership with Madame Novikoff for the purpose of securing a good understanding between Russia and England in the cause of civilisation and humanity in the East. It was this co-operation of the English statesman with the Russian lady in 1876 - 78 which rendered the Agreement of 1907 possible. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.