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A year in Russia

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By Maurice Baring
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A collection of eyewitness essays and letters recording a year of political and social upheaval in Russia, blending on-the-spot reportage with reflective observations. The author traces strikes, public demonstrations, the responses of urban and rural communities, the debates of political groups and the workings of the newly formed legislative assembly, interspersing portraits of the intelligentsia, peasant concerns, and official reaction. Short, episodic chapters offer contemporary attitudes, personal sympathies, and practical explanations intended to orient readers unfamiliar with Russian life and institutions.

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Title: A year in Russia

Author: Maurice Baring

Release date: December 9, 2023 [eBook #72360]

Language: English

Original publication: London: Methuen & Co, 1907

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A YEAR IN RUSSIA

BY
MAURICE BARING
AUTHOR OF “WITH THE RUSSIANS IN MANCHURIA,” ETC.
METHUEN & CO.
36 ESSEX STREET W.C.
LONDON
First Published in 1907
DEDICATED
TO
LADY CONSTANCE LYTTON
“Vieni a veder Montecchi e Cappelletti,
Monaldi e Filippeschi, uom senza cura;
Color già tristi e costor con sospetti.
Vien, crudel, vieni e vedi la pressura
De’ tuoi gentili, e cura lor magagne:
E vedrai Santafior come si cura.
Vieni a veder la tua Roma, che piagne,
Vedova, sola, e dì e notte chiama:
Cesare mio, perchè non m’ accompagne?”
Dante (Purg. VI.)

“Une nation ne se sépare jamais de son passé sans de cruels déchirements.”

“Why, Sir, absolute princes seldom do any harm. But they who are governed by them are governed by chance. There is no security for good government.”

Dr. Johnson