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Various. Russia, as Seen and Described by Famous Writers
Russia, as Seen and Described by Famous Writers
Table of Contents
PREFACE
ILLUSTRATIONS
THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE
SIBERIA
THE RUSSIAN RACES
THE HISTORY OF RUSSIA
CHURCH SERVICE
THE CREEDS OF RUSSIA
ST. PETERSBURG
FINLAND
LAPLAND
MOSCOW
VASSILI-BLAGENNOI
POLAND
KIEF, THE CITY OF PILGRAMAGE
NIJNI-NOVGOROD
THE VOLGA BASIN
ODESSA
THE DON COSSACKS
IN THE CAUCASUS
KHIVA
THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY
HIGH LIFE IN RUSSIA
RURAL LIFE IN RUSSIA
FOOD AND DRINK
CARNIVAL-TIME AND EASTER
RUSSIAN TEA AND TEA-HOUSES
HOW RUSSIA AMUSES ITSELF
THE KIRGHIZ AND THEIR HORSES
WINTER IN MOSCOW
A JOURNEY BY SLEIGH
RUSSIAN ARCHITECTURE
SCULPTURE AND PAINTING
RUSSIAN MUSIC
RUSSIAN LITERATURE
PRESENT CONDITIONS
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Published by Good Press, 2019
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(b) Breaking up of Russia, under the system of appanages, into some confederate principalities, governed by the descendants of Rurik. This unfortunate disruption of the country paved the way for the invasion of the Mongols, whose domination lasted for nearly two centuries.
During their occupation the Russians were ingrafted with many oriental habits, which were only partially removed by Peter the Great, and in fact many of them have lasted till the present day. The influence of the Mongolians upon the national language has been greatly exaggerated, as the words introduced are confined almost exclusively to articles of dress, money, etc. Had the conquests of the Mongols been permanent, Russia would have become definitely attached to Asia, to which its geographical position seems to assign it.
