Project Gutenberg 2006-10-14 Public domain in the USA. 116 Singleton, Esther 1865 1930 Russia, as Seen and Described by Famous Writers Reading ease score: 61.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. pt. 1. The country and race -- pt. 2. History and religion -- pt. 3. Descriptions -- pt. 4. Manners and customs -- pt. 5. Art and literature -- pt. 6. Statistics. Produced by Robert J. Hall "Russia, as Seen and Described by Famous Writers" by Esther Singleton is a comprehensive collection of essays presenting an overview of the Russian Empire written in the early 20th century. This anthology showcases various aspects of Russia, including its geography, history, religion, culture, and notable statistics, all derived from the authoritative writings of recognized figures. The work aims to provide a broad view of the vast and diverse territory that constitutes the Russian Empire, as well as insights into the daily lives of its people. The opening of the book begins with a preface that lays out its structure, mentioning the intention behind the compilation and the general plan that mirrors a similar volume on Japan. Singleton introduces the Russian Empire's extensive geography, detailing its great size, climate, and varied landscapes. She discusses the divisions of the Empire and acknowledges the challenges of encompassing all aspects of this vast territory within a single volume, but emphasizes a focus on key elements like the country's history, religion, regions, customs, and arts. As the introduction unfolds, it sets the stage for the deeper exploration of each of these topics through essays contributed by various respected writers, laying a foundational understanding of Russia before delving into the more detailed accounts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Russia DK Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - European Browsing: Travel & Geography 604030 604072 2024-11-08T13:32:24.877055 2023-09-09T04:52:32.897620 text/html text/html 599532 2006-10-14T09:30:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 5817726 2006-10-14T09:33:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 5976386 2024-11-08T13:32:35.891025 application/epub+zip 5986698 2024-11-08T13:32:29.124063 application/epub+zip 298942 2024-11-08T13:32:27.482086 application/epub+zip 6234968 2024-11-08T13:32:41.262964 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6196024 2024-11-08T13:32:34.738031 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 516300 2022-09-09T09:58:49.399995 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 564909 564900 2024-11-08T13:32:23.876083 2023-09-09T04:52:31.960584 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 564563 2006-10-14T09:30:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 223017 2006-10-14T09:33:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 564667 2006-10-14T09:30:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 222817 2006-10-14T09:33:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21658 2024-11-08T13:32:41.391966 application/rdf+xml 16357 2024-11-08T13:32:28.050045 image/jpeg 3711 2024-11-08T13:32:27.763039 image/jpeg 5970068 2024-11-08T13:32:25.043052 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog