Journey Through Russia and Siberia, 1787-1788: The Journal and Selected LettersUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 1966 - 293 pages |
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Page 74
... Russian hegemony first prevailed in Si- beria , the main social and economic divisions were between Rus- sians and natives . Yet the Russians in their relations with the natives were not racially minded and showed little discrimi ...
... Russian hegemony first prevailed in Si- beria , the main social and economic divisions were between Rus- sians and natives . Yet the Russians in their relations with the natives were not racially minded and showed little discrimi ...
Page 75
... Russian settlers , the possibilities of famine increased . Furthermore the natives , cut off from China by the Russians in the Baikal and Altai regions , could no longer sell pelts directly to the Chinese as they had done in the past ...
... Russian settlers , the possibilities of famine increased . Furthermore the natives , cut off from China by the Russians in the Baikal and Altai regions , could no longer sell pelts directly to the Chinese as they had done in the past ...
Page 203
... Russian Lieutenant who instantly set about seeking for it . It was found in the Boots of the Russian Postillion , & as the Russian Soldier was guard over me & my Property & was drunk , at the moment ( tho ' not before ) I suspected him ...
... Russian Lieutenant who instantly set about seeking for it . It was found in the Boots of the Russian Postillion , & as the Russian Soldier was guard over me & my Property & was drunk , at the moment ( tho ' not before ) I suspected him ...
Contents
A Biographical Sketch | 3 |
Significance and Problems of Interpre | 32 |
Siberia in the Eighteenth Century | 53 |
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