Each state of the United States selects two senators to represent their states in the United States Senate. In 1913, the 17th Amendment[?] to the United States Constitution provided for the direct popular election of senators; prior to this, senators were selected by state legislatures.
... serially in the periodical Ruskii Vestnik ("Russian Messenger"), but Tolstoy clashed with the editor, Mikhail Katkov, over issues that arose in the final installment. ...