In this historical volume, first published in 1848, author H.H. Krasinski describes the piratical expeditions of the Cossacks in Turkey and their dangerous rebellion in Poland and Russia. Krasinski also includes interesting facts regarding Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia, including a short account of her lovers and those he calls "the victims of her hatred." There are also several interesting passages on various intrigues for which she remains so infamously celebrated.ℓ