Identifier: russiathennow18900reev (find matches)
Title: Russia then and now, 1892-1917; my mission to Russia during the famine of 1891-1892, with data bearing upon Russia of to-day
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Reeves, Francis B. (Francis Brewster), 1836-1922
Subjects: Famines -- Soviet Union Soviet Union -- Social conditions Soviet Union -- Description and travel
Publisher: New York, London, G.P. Putnam's Sons
Contributing Library: MBLWHOI Library
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and 100packages of provisions; fourth, the Tynehead, inMay, from New York for Riga, with the Red Crosscargo of shelled corn; and, fifth, the Leo, in June,from New York for St. Petersburg with one-half of a small cargo of flour given by our countrypeople under the auspices of The Christian Her-ald, Dr. Talmadges newspaper. These all arrivedsafely at destination, their cargoes being in good 46 RUSSIA THEN AND NOW condition on discharge excepting that of theTynehead, the Red Cross Indian corn, half ofwhich had fermented and was cast overboard. Itis much better to send wheat or rye than Indiancorn to feed Russian peasants. They have littleacquaintance with corn and know but little of theway of preparing it for food. Rye is their mainsupport. The wheat flour sent from Americawas used chiefly in admixture with rye, suppliedby purchase from the more highly favoured sec-tions of their own country. A Russian noblemantold me that all the flour received from Americawas of most excellent quality.
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rt V-t H <J VFrom Riga to St. Petersburg THE closing incident of Rigas hospitality isworthy of note. I had been advised to makeready to go to the railway station for Petrograd,on the evening of my departure, an hour and a halfbefore the train was to start. At the appointedhour, a troyka sent by the Governor, three finehorses abreast, stood at the door to take me to thestation. Over the well-paved streets of the city,out into the suburbs, our team dashed away, themiddle horse, under the gilded duga, trotting asquare eight-mile gait, the outsiders on a livelygallop. The driver arrayed in dark blue frock,with a light blue silken girdle, scarlet sleeves, vel-vet cap encircled with feathers, and driving reinsmatching his girdle, displayed extraordinary skillin driving his steeds, without a whip,—simply bydexterous manipulation of the blue ribbons andan occasional kind word. Every other vehicle onthe streets took to the curb line on our approach, 47 48 RUSSIA THEN AND NOW for the Gover

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