Russia, as Seen and Described by Famous Writers

This is intended to be a companion volume to Japan, and therefore follows the same general plan and arrangement. It aims to present in small compass a somewhat comprehensive view of the great Muscovite power. After a short description of the country and race, we pass to a brief review of the history and religion including ritual and ceremonial observances of the Greek Church. Next come descriptions of regions, cities and architectural marvels; and then follow articles on the various manners and customs of rural and town life. The arts of the nation are treated comprehensively; and a chapter of the latest statistics concludes the rapid survey. The material is all selected from the writings of those who speak with authority on the subjects with which they deal.

The Russian Empire is so vast that it would be impossible to give detailed descriptions of all its parts in a work of this size: therefore I have been forced to be content with more general descriptions of provinces with an occasional addition of a typical city.

E. S.

New York, April 21, 1904.

CONTENTS

PART I

THE COUNTRY AND RACE

The Russian Empire Prince Kropotkine.

Siberia Jean Jacques Elisee Reclus.

The Russian Races W. R. Morfill.

PART II

HISTORY AND RELIGION

The History of Russia W. R. Morfill.

Church Service Alfred Maskell.

The Creeds of Russia Ernest W. Lowry.

PART III

DESCRIPTIONS

St. Petersburg J. Beavington Atkinson.

Finland Harry De Windt.

Lapland Alexander Platonovich Engelhardt.

Moscow (The Kremlin and its treasuries--The Ancient Regalia--The Romanoff House) Alfred Maskell.

Vassili-Blagennoi (St. Basil the Blessed) Theophile Gautier.

Poland Thomas Michell.

Kief, the City of Pilgrimage J. Beavington Atkinson.

Nijni-Novgorod Antonio Gallenga.

The Volga Basin. (The Great River--Kasan--Tsaritzin--Astrakhan) Antonio Gallenga.

Odessa Antonio Gallenga.

The Don Cossacks Thomas Michell.

In the Caucasus J. Buchan Teller.

Khiva Fred Burnaby.

The Trans-Siberian Railway William Durban.

PART IV

MANNERS AND CUSTOMS

High Life in Russia The Countess of Galloway.

Rural Life in Russia Lady Verney

Food and Drink H. Sutherland Edwards.

Carnival-Time and Easter A. Nicol Simpson.

Russian Tea and Tea-Houses H. Sutherland Edwards.

How Russia Amuses Itself Fred Whishaw.

The Kirghiz and their Horses Fred Burnaby.

Winter in Moscow H. Sutherland Edwards.

A Journey by Sleigh Fred Burnaby.

PART V

ART AND LITERATURE

Russian Architecture Eugene Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc.

Sculpture and Painting Philippe Berthelot.

Russian Music A. E. Keeton.

Russian Literature W. R. Morfill.

PART VI

STATISTICS

Present Conditions E. S.

ILLUSTRATIONS

MOSCOW ARCHANGEL REVEL SIBERIAN NATIVES SAMOJEDES OF NOVA ZEMBLA ROOM OF THE TSAR MICHAILOWITCH, MOSCOW CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION A RELIGIOUS PROCESSION, KOLA SHRINE IN THE CONVENT SOLOVETSKII, KOLA ST. PETERSBURG THE HERMITAGE, ST. PETERSBURG HELSINGFORS, FINLAND REINDEER TRAVELLING MOSCOW THE KREMLIN, MOSCOW VASSILI--BLAGENNOI (ST. BASIL THE BLESSED), MOSCOW NOWO ZJAZD STREET, WARSAW HOTEL DEVILLE, WARSAW THE DNIEPER AT KIEF LA LAVRA, KIEF NIJNI--NOVGOROD (BRIDGE OF THE FAIR) FROM THE RAMPARTS OF THE KREMLIN, NIJNI--NOVGOROD PLACE TUREMNAJA, ODESSA SEBASTOPOL KHARKOFF TIFLIS THE WINTER PALACE, ST. PETERSBURG RUSSIAN FARM SCENE THE TSAR'S DINING-ROOM, MOSCOW ST. ISAAC'S CATHEDRAL, ST. PETERSBURG ST. ANNE RESTAURANT, WIBORG THE RED SQUARE, MOSCOW CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER, MOSCOW STATUE OF PETER THE GREAT AND THE ADMIRALTY PALACE, ST. PETERSBURG THE THEATRE, ODESSA THE LIBRARY, ODESSA THE TSAR NICHOLAS THE TSARINA KALKSTRASSE AND PROMENADE, RIGA