Domestic Scenes in Russia: In a Series of Letters Describing a Year's Residence in that Country, Chiefly in the Interior |
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Side iv
... the army , the public institutions of the country , with its political position and
views , have occupied the pens of far abler travellers : my object has been to give
some description of private life , national customs , and domestic habits in Russia
.
... the army , the public institutions of the country , with its political position and
views , have occupied the pens of far abler travellers : my object has been to give
some description of private life , national customs , and domestic habits in Russia
.
Side 8
The horses all seemed used to bathing , and I find that it is a general custom to
give them a swim almost every evening during the summer . These } small rafts
which one sees every where here in the 8 DOMESTIC SCENES IN RUSSIA .
The horses all seemed used to bathing , and I find that it is a general custom to
give them a swim almost every evening during the summer . These } small rafts
which one sees every where here in the 8 DOMESTIC SCENES IN RUSSIA .
Side 10
To fill up the crevices and give an apparent smoothness , a gritty sand is strewed
in large quantities over the streets , and as they never are watered , in spite of the
abundance of that element which the Neva and the various canals afford , the ...
To fill up the crevices and give an apparent smoothness , a gritty sand is strewed
in large quantities over the streets , and as they never are watered , in spite of the
abundance of that element which the Neva and the various canals afford , the ...
Side 11
... to give this city an outward character widely different from that of our own
metropolis . In the population of the streets the distinction is not * In addition to
their church establishment , the Factory have an excellent library , and I am most
happy ...
... to give this city an outward character widely different from that of our own
metropolis . In the population of the streets the distinction is not * In addition to
their church establishment , the Factory have an excellent library , and I am most
happy ...
Side 26
... is unknown among the peasants , and the rough untrimmed beards , in the
colour of which red certainly preponderates , give the people a wild uncivilized
appearance . The men wear the hair divided on the top of the head , and cut all
round ...
... is unknown among the peasants , and the rough untrimmed beards , in the
colour of which red certainly preponderates , give the people a wild uncivilized
appearance . The men wear the hair divided on the top of the head , and cut all
round ...
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Domestic Scenes in Russia: In a Series of Letters Describing a Year's ... Richard Lister Venables Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1856 |
Domestic Scenes in Russia: In a Series of Letters Describing a Year's ... Richard Lister Venables Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1839 |
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Bibliografisk informasjon
| 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 |
| Utgiver | J. Murray, 1839 |
| Original fra | University of Minnesota |
| Digitalisert | 25. aug 2010 |
| Lengde | 348 sider |
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