Translated to Arabic, 'Siri︠a︡ i Palestina pod osmanskim vladychestvom' (Syria and Palestine Under Ottoman Rule', by Constantine Basily (Konstantin Mikhailovich Bazili, 1809-1884)). Basili was a Russian diplomat, writer and historian. This is a translation his most significant work, 'Syria and Palestine under the Turkish government in historical and political relations, first published in 1862. A serious study of the 19th century history including the Arab struggles against Turkish rule.