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EBOOK RUSSIA ***


Produced by Robert J. Hall


[Illustration: MOSCOW.]


RUSSIA
As _Seen_ and _Described_ by Famous Writers

_Edited and Translated by_
ESTHER SINGLETON
_Author of_ "Turrets, Towers and Temples," "Great Pictures," and
"A Guide to the Opera," and _translator of_ "The Music Dramas of
Richard Wagner."

WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS

New York
Dodd, Mead and Company
1909


_PREFACE_
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.
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