The events at Tilsit through the eyes of the saga's main characters
Prussian commerce before, during and after the Continental Blockade
An outstanding description of the town and the region
The most prosperous town in Prussia through the eyes of a Russian traveller
First impressions of the city in 1814
A chapter from a book never before translated into Russian
An excursion to the banks of the Neman, to legendary Tilsit, now Sovetsk, and to Ragnit Castle
A city of regional significance where the Tylzha River flows into the Neman
For a long time it served as a staging post for the Order's troops on their way to Lithuania
In the East Prussian campaign of 1806–1807, Russia fought Napoleon himself on equal terms
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