Russia: the Country of Extremes.
by Jarintzov, Madame N(adine), 1870-
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Russia 007 Jarintzov, Madame N(adine), 1870- Russia: the Country of Extremes. New York: Henry Holt, 1914, xv, 372 pages, illus (all present), index. A good tight copy bound in blue with gilt lettering, top edge gilt, with intermittent damp spotting. $14.50
Contents: The country of extremes.--The past of the Cossacks.--Russian piety and the clergy.--Unorthodoxy and the monastic prisons.--A legend of Alexander I.--The educational revolution in the sixties--and after.--Students' movements and political life.--The assassination of Alexander II.--"Agents provocateurs": the scourge and the problem.--Silhouettes of everyday life.--Glossary of Russian words.--Index.
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- Bookseller
- Focloir (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Russia 007
- Title
- Russia: the Country of Extremes.
- Author
- Jarintzov, Madame N(adine), 1870-
- Format/Binding
- Good
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Henry Holt,
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1914,
- Pages
- xv, 372
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Russia
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- Russia;
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