Provincial Russia . untain-dwellers. Of thegood and bad points in the peasant character, bothof which have been profoundly influenced by his-torical conditions, the latter are largely the tem-porary result of ignorance and isolation, and will be 20 PROVINCIAL RUSSIA obliterated, or at least largely modified, by amelio-rated surroundings ; while the former appear to liedeeper and be less liable to suffer by the the emancipation the peasants have made im-mense progress. And now the rate of improvementcan only accelerate with the influence of education,the breaking up of the commune,
Provincial Russia . untain-dwellers. Of thegood and bad points in the peasant character, bothof which have been profoundly influenced by his-torical conditions, the latter are largely the tem-porary result of ignorance and isolation, and will be 20 PROVINCIAL RUSSIA obliterated, or at least largely modified, by amelio-rated surroundings ; while the former appear to liedeeper and be less liable to suffer by the the emancipation the peasants have made im-mense progress. And now the rate of improvementcan only accelerate with the influence of education,the breaking up of the commune, which was a heavydrag on rural enterprise, the political franchise, andthe increased facilities offered by the spread of rail-ways for disposing of surplus crops and developingthe internal resources of the country. A great futureassuredly lies before this remarkable people, with itsphysical and mental powers, its vigour, elasticity,and youth. This may be a question of time, but itcan scarcely be a matter for «
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