On his side, Alexander required some assurance that Poland should not be reconstituted in its integrity-a change that would tear from Russia the huge districts stretching almost up to Riga, Smolensk, and kiev, which were still Polish in sympathy.
"The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)"
John Holland Rose
It seemed there were certain places in Russia-St. Petersburg, and Moscow, and kiev-where my father or my uncle or my neighbor must never come at all, no matter what important things invited them.
"The Promised Land"
Mary Antin
A casual reading of the Post Office directories of Moscow, or Petersburg, or kiev, provides a most instructive commentary on the extent of the German domination.
"German Problems and Personalities"
Charles Sarolea