Anima Vilis a Tale of the Great Siberian Steppe (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Anima Vilis a Tale of the Great Siberian Steppe (Classic Reprint) written by Marya Rodziewicz and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-04 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Anima Vilis a Tale of the Great Siberian Steppe From the natural condition of things, all questions touching either directly, or indirectly, on the subject of existence in Russia, have for some time past created so much interest, that we cannot follow too closely anything that will help us to a better knowledge and understanding of the Empire of the Czar. For years we have hurled all kinds of anathemas at the Russian nation on account of the cruelties practised on Siberian prisoners; we have abused her lack of liberty, her tyranny, etc. Europeans, however, have formed their opinions of Russia from the "cannibalistic newspaper articles," as Prince Wolkonsky has very rightly designated them in the preface to his lectures on Russian Literature. In 1888, I went to Russia with my friend, Count Nicolas Potocki. As soon as my project was made known, many of my friends inundated me with advice of various kinds. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.