. Sport in the Crimea and Caucasus [microform]. Fowling; Hunting; Oiseaux; Chasse. THE RED FOREST AND tlie moujik's clothes arc as simple and inexpensive as his diet: in winter a toga of sheepskin, with the woolly side in, a scarf round his waist and sheep- skin hat on his head, a pair of long boots that cost him more than all the rest of his outfit, but are un- rivalled for their long wearing qualities ; in sum- mer a calico shirt; and summer and winter you may see his wife and brats going about, in snow or sun- shine, with nothin«ic but a sinijle linen ffiirment between them and the weather.
. Sport in the Crimea and Caucasus [microform]. Fowling; Hunting; Oiseaux; Chasse. THE RED FOREST AND tlie moujik's clothes arc as simple and inexpensive as his diet: in winter a toga of sheepskin, with the woolly side in, a scarf round his waist and sheep- skin hat on his head, a pair of long boots that cost him more than all the rest of his outfit, but are un- rivalled for their long wearing qualities ; in sum- mer a calico shirt; and summer and winter you may see his wife and brats going about, in snow or sun- shine, with nothin«ic but a sinijle linen ffiirment between them and the weather. His winter outfit is perhaps a trifle costly, as compared to the rest of his expenditure, but then it is wonderful how long one suit of clothes will last a moujik ; and like a wise man he always prefers old clothes to new, so long as they will hold together. With such a thrifty peasantry, and so much valuable land, surely better results might be obtained. I believe that the whole of the misery of Russia, her political discontent, her Nihilism, and the foul crimes of which it has been the cause, are due, not to the autocratic form of cjovernment under which she exists, and to which, in spite of the outcry of the few, the majo ty of Russians are firmly wedded, but to the utter want of religious training amongst all classes, and to that widespread corruption in the official world, from which all who come in contact with it suflVjr continually. Were there less com- pulsory military service, more religious training,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Phillipps-Wolley, Clive, 1854-1918. London : R. Bentley
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