It contains a brief history, and mainly interesting descriptions of events from the beginning of the 20th century - through the eyes of a contemporary - that took place in Belarus, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Finland Poland. The table of contents is at the end of the book. It was written in a beautiful, intelligent style, and also in pre-revolutionary grammar. An excellent overview of the state in the colonies of the Russian Empire, from which the Bolsheviks began their activities on these lands