. All the Russias; travels and studies in contemporary European Russia, Finland, Siberia, the Caucasus, & Central Asia. ence. Thisaction, again, is naturally being followed by a recrudescence ofnational feeling, especially among the Georgians. The nationalcostume, once almost abandoned, is now the fashion ; the nationalliterature is being fostered; and Georgian women talk less gossipand more politics. But all this has no serious significance. Wardrop, in his Kingdom of Georgia (1888), wrote : Should Russia ever become involved in a great war, Georgiawould undoubtedly declare her inde
. All the Russias; travels and studies in contemporary European Russia, Finland, Siberia, the Caucasus, & Central Asia. ence. Thisaction, again, is naturally being followed by a recrudescence ofnational feeling, especially among the Georgians. The nationalcostume, once almost abandoned, is now the fashion ; the nationalliterature is being fostered; and Georgian women talk less gossipand more politics. But all this has no serious significance. Wardrop, in his Kingdom of Georgia (1888), wrote : Should Russia ever become involved in a great war, Georgiawould undoubtedly declare her independence and endeavour toseize the Dariel Road; the Armenians and Lesghians would alsorevolt each in their own way. My own opinion is that anyenemy of Russia that counted upon this would be disappointed ;the time is past for a Georgian political nationality, unless, in-deed, Russia should be already so hopelessly defeated as to breakup of her own weight. I doubt much whether, in spite of theirgood looks and their martial clothes, the Georgians possesscapacity for any struggle or for the organisation which it would. ^ots-aaeiwr; a A CHAT AT THE WINE-SHOP. TIFLIS
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