Russia . T^A. New York: Henry Holt and Company CONTENTS CHAPTER I TEAVELLING IN BUSSIA Railways — State Interference — River Communications — Russian Grand Tour —The Volga—Kazan—Ztiigulinskiya Gori—Finnsand Tartars—The Don—Difficulties of Navigation—Discomforts—Rats—Hotels and their Peculiar Customs—Roads—HibernianPhraseology Explained—Bridges—Posting—A Tarantass—Req-uisites for Travelling—Travelling in Winter—Frostbitten—Dis-agreeable Episodes—Scene at a Post-station - - - - i CHAPTER II IN THE NOBTHEBN FOEESTS Birds-eye View of Russia—The Northern Forests—Purpose of myJourney—Negotiations—Th

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Russia . T^A. New York: Henry Holt and Company CONTENTS CHAPTER I TEAVELLING IN BUSSIA Railways — State Interference — River Communications — Russian Grand Tour —The Volga—Kazan—Ztiigulinskiya Gori—Finnsand Tartars—The Don—Difficulties of Navigation—Discomforts—Rats—Hotels and their Peculiar Customs—Roads—HibernianPhraseology Explained—Bridges—Posting—A Tarantass—Req-uisites for Travelling—Travelling in Winter—Frostbitten—Dis-agreeable Episodes—Scene at a Post-station - - - - i CHAPTER II IN THE NOBTHEBN FOEESTS Birds-eye View of Russia—The Northern Forests—Purpose of myJourney—Negotiations—The Road—A Village—A PeasantsHouse—Vapour-baths—Curious Custom—Arrival - - - 24 CHAPTER III VOLUNTABY EXILE Ivdnofka—History of the Place—The Steward of the Estate—Slavand Teutonic Natures—A Germans View of the Emancipation—Justices of the Peace—New School of Morals—The RussianLanguage—Linguistic Talent of the Russians—My Teacher—A

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