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PETERSBURG NOT RUSSIA — Character of the peasant ; of the tradesman -
Commercial spirit pervading all classes . - PROSPECTS OF RUSSIA — Probable
effects of a political change — Want of independent classes - Light ...
PETERSBURG NOT RUSSIA — Character of the peasant ; of the tradesman -
Commercial spirit pervading all classes . - PROSPECTS OF RUSSIA — Probable
effects of a political change — Want of independent classes - Light ...
Side 8
Everything here looks fresh and new ; and the light - coloured stucco of the
houses , the air free from smoke , and the bright , clear stream of the river , about
as broad as the Thames , all contribute to give this city an outward character
widely ...
Everything here looks fresh and new ; and the light - coloured stucco of the
houses , the air free from smoke , and the bright , clear stream of the river , about
as broad as the Thames , all contribute to give this city an outward character
widely ...
Side 11
... while the light fell directly on the opposite side , — on the Admiralty , the
Imperial Palace , and the other fine buildings which line the bank , as well as on
the gay pleasure - boats which crowded the broad bright stream ; while facing us
stood ...
... while the light fell directly on the opposite side , — on the Admiralty , the
Imperial Palace , and the other fine buildings which line the bank , as well as on
the gay pleasure - boats which crowded the broad bright stream ; while facing us
stood ...
Side 22
The best picture which I can give of it is the body of an old cabriolet or small
britschka , lashed on the middle part of a very light timber carriage . It has no
springs ; but the elasticity of the long birch poles which connect the two axles ,
and on ...
The best picture which I can give of it is the body of an old cabriolet or small
britschka , lashed on the middle part of a very light timber carriage . It has no
springs ; but the elasticity of the long birch poles which connect the two axles ,
and on ...
Side 23
The grass land will not bear a comparison with English pasture ; and the crops of
hay are very light , though they are here considered particularly good this year .
The horses , sheep , pigs , and horned cattle which compose the live stock , are ...
The grass land will not bear a comparison with English pasture ; and the crops of
hay are very light , though they are here considered particularly good this year .
The horses , sheep , pigs , and horned cattle which compose the live stock , are ...
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| Tittel | Domestic Scenes in Russia: In a Series of Letters Describing a Year's Residence in that Country, Chiefly in the Interior |
| Forfatter | Richard Lister Venables |
| Utgave | 2 |
| Utgiver | J. Murray, 1856 |
| Original fra | Oxford University |
| Digitalisert | 23. jun 2006 |
| Lengde | 228 sider |
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