. All the Russias: travels and studies in contemporary European Russia, Finland, Siberia, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. ation of the common people of Russia to their Sov-ereign. As you go higher in the scale the fact remains, but on adifferent basis. Official rank—tchin—is the standard of position—a greater or less tchin determines a mans honour and influence,and of course all conceivable tchin culminates in the Tsar. Ifyou have not yourself a high tchin, you must be protected bysomebody who has. Officials of high rank will hardly deign tonotice you at one minute, and the next they are wholl
. All the Russias: travels and studies in contemporary European Russia, Finland, Siberia, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. ation of the common people of Russia to their Sov-ereign. As you go higher in the scale the fact remains, but on adifferent basis. Official rank—tchin—is the standard of position—a greater or less tchin determines a mans honour and influence,and of course all conceivable tchin culminates in the Tsar. Ifyou have not yourself a high tchin, you must be protected bysomebody who has. Officials of high rank will hardly deign tonotice you at one minute, and the next they are wholly at yourservice, if they have learned that you are well protected. Andin the highest society of all, whatever views it may privately holdand express, the Tsar, as the source of promotion and the foun-tain of honours and emoluments, dwells alone upon the heights. In material things it is the same. I was once discussing witha Russian administrator the military capabilities of the Trans-Siberian Railway, and I remarked that there would not be rolling-stock enough to convey masses of troops in a short time. Every. THE TWO MOSCOWS 37 engine and carriage in Russia would be put there if necessary,was the reply. But, I objected, that would disorganize thewhole commerce of the country, and bring tens of thousands toruin. You dont understand, answered this official; if theTsar gave the word to take every railway carriage in Russia and
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