PROLOGUE: Departures . . 11
CHAPTER ONE: The Brink of Europe . . 19
CHAPTER TWO: Mapping Sarmatia . . 41
CHAPTER THREE: Enlightenment Shadows . . 63
CHAPTER FOUR: Napoleon's Curse . . 81
CHAPTER FIVE: Russian Intrigue . . 125
CHAPTER SIX: German Intrusion . . 163
CHAPTER SEVEN: The Absent Nation . . 193
CHAPTER EIGHT: Maelstrom Europe . . 221
Notes . . 253
Illustrations . . 270
Cited works . . 275
Index . . 282