This book is a vivid account of life in Moscow; "the most Russian of Russian cities;" in the year 1903; a year before Russia's disastrous war with Japan and two years before the momentous Revolution of 1905. Though the undercurrents of social change were running swiftly; the surface stability of the Tsarist regime show no indication of the turmoil ahead.The author; who is perhaps best known for his biography Tolstoy; describes Russian life through the eyes of a fictional young Englishman visiting a prosperous Russian merchant family. All facets of Moscow life are covered; from entertainment and night life to family life and the devotions of the Orthodox. We learn about Russia's factory workers and peasants; its soldiers and lawyers; its priests and its city officials; its Tsar and his entourage: what they do and what they wear; what they think and what they dream. Concluding chapters take our visitor to the famous fair at Nizhny-Novgorod; which was held every year from July 15 to September 10; and on a boat trip down the Volga.
#2825931 in Books University of Nebraska Press 1995-09-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 1.20 x 5.32 x 7.97l; #File Name: 0803292333409 pages
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