Book excerpt: Excerpt from Some French Contemporary Opinions of the Russian Revolution of 1905 The main reasons for the French interest in the internal situation in Russia were three, namely, (1) The existence Of the franco-russian Alliance, (2) the French capital invested in Russia, and (3) the sympathy Of the ftc - n-ch The revolutionary agitation in Russia would indisputably affect France on account of the political and financial relations between the two states. The French Socialists, openly sympathizing with their Russian con freres, 'had greatly aided in enhancing the magnitude Of the revolution before the French public. By their press, their public meetings, and their resolutions, they made their in uence felt in the Shaping of popular opinion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."