Excerpt from Scribner's Monthly, Vol. 21: An Illustrated Magazine; Nov., 1880, to April, 1881, Inclusive Even at this time there was much popular discontent and hostile criticism Of Peter. Not all Of those who saw that reforms were absolutely necessary approved his measures and his conduct. A rumor was spread that the Tsar Ivan had publicly proclaimed to all the people: My brother does not live according to the Church. He goes to the German suburb, and is acquainted with Ger mans. There was talk, too, Of the way in which Peter had abandoned his wife and fam ily, and it was perhaps family affairs which caused the quarrel between Leo N aryshkin and the Lopukhins, the relatives of Peter's wife. What exactly happened is not known. 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.