The international geography . the administration. Books, magazines, which are very numerous in Russia, and newspaperswhen containing objectionable matter are not, as in all other countries,made the subject of investigation in the courts, but are judged privatelyby the Government; a committee of Ministers has, since 1872, exerciseda censorship without appeal on all literary works, and interdicted orconfiscated those which they considered it undesirable to place beforethe public. Newspapers are subject to the special disability of beingonly supplied to subscribers, the sale of single numbers bei
The international geography . the administration. Books, magazines, which are very numerous in Russia, and newspaperswhen containing objectionable matter are not, as in all other countries,made the subject of investigation in the courts, but are judged privatelyby the Government; a committee of Ministers has, since 1872, exerciseda censorship without appeal on all literary works, and interdicted orconfiscated those which they considered it undesirable to place beforethe public. Newspapers are subject to the special disability of beingonly supplied to subscribers, the sale of single numbers being prohibited. Education.—There are in Russia nine universities and 42 specialcolleges. Secondary instruction is given in the Gymnasia and otherschools under the charge of the Ministry of Education, as well as in theCadets College, which is under the Ministry of War. These institutionsnumber in all 900. Elementary education is much neglected ; in EuropeanRussia there are about 65,000 schools, with rather more than 3 million. Fig. 2i6.—TlieRussian Flag. Russian Empire—Towns 409 pupils of both sexes, a proportion of one pupil for 34 inhabitants ; inthe Caucasus there is one pupil for every 50 inhabitants, and in Siberiaa smaller ratio. The expenditure upon education in 1896 was about;^2,6oo,ooo, or ^i for 50 inhabitants. In contrast, it may be noted that inthe United Kingdom, with one-third of the population of the RussianEmpire, the schools are attended by 5,400,000pupils, or one for every seven inhabitants, and thegovernment expenditure on primary education is;^9,ooo,ooo, or more than £1 for every five in-habitants. Army and Navy.—Military service is uni-versal and compulsory ; the period of service inthe regular army is five years for the illiterate, butreductions are made in proportion to the degree of education of the con-scripts. The effective strength of the army on a peace footing is about42,000 officers, and more than 1,000,000 men. In case of war Russia canplac
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