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Chapter 1
A Fête at the New Palace
At a grand fête in the New Palace, the Czar receives troubling news of a Tartar rebellion and the cutting of telegraph lines beyond the frontier. He orders General Kissoff to dispatch descriptions of the traitor Ivan Ogareff and to maintain silence. Meanwhile, two foreign correspondents, Alcide Jolivet and Harry Blount, discuss the events and their implications, each aware of the growing crisis. The chapter ends with the Czar stepping onto a balcony overlooking Moscow, deep in thought.
Chapter 2
Russians and Tartars
The Czar reveals to his chief of police that Ivan Ogareff, a vengeful ex-officer, has fomented a Tartar rebellion in Siberia and plans to betray the Grand Duke at Irkutsk. The chapter details the strategic importance of the Kyrgyz hordes, the disruption of telegraph communications, and the urgent need for a courageous courier to reach the Grand Duke with warnings of Ogareff's treason.
Chapter 3
Michael Strogoff Meets the Czar
Michael Strogoff, a captain in the Czar's courier corps, is summoned before the Czar and General Kissoff. The Czar entrusts him with a vital letter to the Grand Duke in Irkutsk, warning of a Tartar rebellion and the traitor Ivan Ogareff. Strogoff, a Siberian native with a mother in Omsk, swears to deliver the letter at all costs, even if it means not seeing his mother. The Czar approves of his resolve and sends him on his mission.
Chapter 4
From Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod
Michael Strogoff, disguised as a merchant named Nicholas Korpanoff, departs from Moscow by train to begin his secret mission to Irkutsk. He observes a young girl traveling alone to Irkutsk, who demonstrates calmness and determination during a train incident. At Nizhny Novgorod, police inspect passengers; the girl's special permit is checked, and she is allowed to proceed via Perm.
Chapter 5
The Two Announcements
Michael Strogoff spends his last hours in Nizhny Novgorod before departing for Irkutsk. He observes the bustling fair, encounters a gypsy camp, and overhears a cryptic conversation. The chapter culminates in the public reading of two official proclamations: one forbidding Russian subjects from leaving the province, and another ordering all Asiatics to depart within twenty-four hours.

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A Fête at the New Palace

Russians and Tartars

Michael Strogoff Meets the Czar

From Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod

The Two Announcements