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.
... Leo Tolstoy published in 1877 through 1878, set against the background of Russian society of that time. Its theme is the institution of marriage and its relation to society ...