About the book: year / Towards the knowledge of Russia. This work analyzes the results of the first General Census of the Russian Empire (1897) and gives a forecast of population growth until 2000. The author draws conclusions from a comparison of some numerical data, determines the center of the country by calculation, and also draws up the most accurate and visual general map of Russia .Additions to the knowledge of Russia. This work is an unfinished manuscript. It includes chapters on the population of the six largest world powers in 1906 and all parts of the world.