The Englishwoman in Russia; impressions of the society and manners of the Russians at home, by a lady two years resident in that country |
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... called a militza , furnished with a hood lined with fur ; the whole consisted of prepared reindeer - skins sewed together with the tendons and sinews of the animal ; the leg - coverings were a kind of boot , which , being much ...
... called a militza , furnished with a hood lined with fur ; the whole consisted of prepared reindeer - skins sewed together with the tendons and sinews of the animal ; the leg - coverings were a kind of boot , which , being much ...
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... called a caftan , closely buttoned up to the throat . We were presented with tea , coffee , wine , bonbons , cakes , fruit , & c . , in succession , all of which we were expected to partake of , or the hosts would think themselves ...
... called a caftan , closely buttoned up to the throat . We were presented with tea , coffee , wine , bonbons , cakes , fruit , & c . , in succession , all of which we were expected to partake of , or the hosts would think themselves ...
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... called , which consisted in merely walking to and fro in pairs placed one behind the other in a long line . They moved forwards and then backwards to a monotonous singsong kind of air ; on advancing , the first two changed places with ...
... called , which consisted in merely walking to and fro in pairs placed one behind the other in a long line . They moved forwards and then backwards to a monotonous singsong kind of air ; on advancing , the first two changed places with ...
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... called at a house where the foot- man who opened the door presented so dirty an appear- ance that I would not enter it , and therefore cannot say whether it was his own fault or that of his master . In order to give an example of the ...
... called at a house where the foot- man who opened the door presented so dirty an appear- ance that I would not enter it , and therefore cannot say whether it was his own fault or that of his master . In order to give an example of the ...
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... called on Madame P — ska , a lady with whom I was well acquainted in St. Petersburg ; he came to borrow a few rubles , which she kindly gave him . On his leaving the room I begged to know what had thus reduced him . " Ah ! poor man ...
... called on Madame P — ska , a lady with whom I was well acquainted in St. Petersburg ; he came to borrow a few rubles , which she kindly gave him . On his leaving the room I begged to know what had thus reduced him . " Ah ! poor man ...
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