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Michael Strogoff, a 30-year-old native of Omsk, is a courier for Tsar Alexander II of Russia. The Tartar khan (prince), Feofar Khan, incites a rebellion and separates the Russian Far East from the mainland, severing telegraph lines. Rebels encircle Irkutsk, where the local governor, a brother of the Tsar, is making a last stand.
Captain Michael Strogoff is chosen in Moscow to be the courier of the Tsar, 5,523 km far to Irkutsk, to warn the governor about the traitor Ivan Ogareff, a former colonel, who was once demoted and exiled and now seeks revenge.
Aug 1, 1999 · The story centers around the protagonist, Michael Strogoff, a courier for the Czar of Russia, who embarks on a perilous journey from Moscow to Irkutsk to deliver a vital message amidst a rebellion against the Russian Empire in Siberia.
Feb 1, 2005 · The story revolves around the character Michel Strogoff, a resilient and courageous courier tasked with delivering an urgent message from the czar to his brother, the grand-duke, in Irkoutsk, amidst a Russian-Tatar conflict.
Nov 7, 2008 · Michael Strogoff, one hand in his pocket, the other holding his cherry-stemmed pipe, appeared the most indifferent and least impatient of men; yet, from a certain contraction of his eyebrows every now and then, a careful observer would have seen that he was burning to be off.
Dec 15, 2023 · Michael Strogoff: The Courier of the Czar (French: Michel Strogoff) is a novel written by Jules Verne in 1876. It is considered one of Verne's best books by critics. Unlike some of Verne's other famous novels, it is not science fiction.
Nov 4, 2015 · Michael Strogoff, a 30-year-old native of Omsk, is a courier for Tsar Alexander II of Russia. The Tartar Khan (prince), Feofar Khan, incites a rebellion and separates the Russian Far East from...
Michael Strogoff: The Courier of the Czar ( French: Michel Strogoff) is a novel written by Jules Verne in 1876. Critic Leonard S. Davidow, considers it one of Verne's best books.
"Michel Strogoff" is a novel written by the prolific French novelist and author of "Journey to the Centre of The Earth", Jules Verne. It is an utterly...
This is the account of the perilous mission of Michael Strogoff, courier for Czar Alexander II, who is sent from Moscow to the besieged city of Irkutsk, where the governor, brother of the Czar, has taken his last stand against a Tartar rebellion led by the fearsome Feofar-Khan.
