between the Russians and the French. — Russian Honesty.—
Opinion of Napoleon. — The only sincere Man in the Empire.
—Spoiled Savages. — Errors of Peter the Great. — Absurd
Architecture. — Beauty of the Quays.—The Great Scµiare.
The Churches.— Palace of the Taurida.—Antique Venus.—
The Hermitage. — Picture Gallery. — Private Social Code
of the Empress Catherine..... Page 137
The Minister of War. — An Evasion.—The Fortress of Sehlus-selburg. — Formalities. — Troublesome Politeness. — Hallucinations. — Kotzebue in Siberia. — The Feldjager. — Manufactories of Petersburg. — Houses of Russian Peasants. — A Russian Inn. — Dirtiness of the People. — The Country Women. — Bad Roads. — The Engineer and his Wife. — The Sluices of Sc·hlusselburg. — Union of the Caspian and Baltic. — The Source of the Neva. — Inundations of Petersburg. — The Interior of the Fortress of Schlusselburg. — The Tomb of Ivan. — Anger of the Commandant. — State Prisoners. — A Dinner with the Middle Classes in Russia.— Natural Causticity of the People. — Polite Conversation. — Madame de Genlis. — French Modern Literature prohibited.— A National Dish. — Difference in the Manners of the Higher and Middle Classes. — Return to Petersburg. - -169
Philosophy of Adieus. — Imagination.—A Twilight Scene in Petersburg. — Northern Mythology. — God in Nature. — The Spirit of the World. — Literary Candour. — The Bridge of Neva at Night. — Petersburg compared to Venice. — The Gospel dangerous. — Religion in Russia. — Janus. — New Poland. — The Future. — A Delay. — History of the Prince and Princess Troubetzko'?. — Devotion of the Princess. — Fourteen Years in the Uralian Mines. — Mercy of the Emperor. — The Children of a Convict. —Colonisation in Siberia. — A Mother's Anguish. — Second Petition to the Emperor, and his Answer. — A final Opinion on the Character of tire Emperor. — The Family of the Exiles. — Change in the Author's Plans. — Means taken for deceiving the Police. 201
VI
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER XXII.
Road from Petersburg to Moscow. — Speed of travelling. — A Livonian. — Punishment of a Postilion. — The best means of governing. — English Carriages on Russian Roads. — The Country People. — Aspect of the Country. — The Post-house. — Mountains of Valdai. — Costume of the Peasantry.—Russian Ladies en Deshabille.—Small Russian Towns.— Torjeck Russian Leather. — Chicken Fricassee. — A double Road.
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The Countess O'Donnell. — Boy Coachmen. — The Road. —
Gracefulness of the People. — Dress of the Women. — The
See-saw. — Beauty of the Female Peasants. — Russian Cot
tages.— Customs of the Serfs.— Devout Thieves.—Want
of Principle in the Higher Classes. — Female Politicians. —
Domestic Happiness of the Serfs. — Casuistical Reflections.—
Connection of the Church and State. — Abolition of the Pa
triarchate of Moscow. — Fundamental Difference between
Sects and a Mother Church. — History of a Foal. — The
Author injured by the Moral Atmosphere. — National Moral
Responsibility. — Dream of a waking Man. — First View of
the Volga.— Spain and Russia compared. — Dews of the
North.251
First View of Moscow. — Symbolic Architecture of Greek
Churches. — Castle of Petrowski. — Entrance to Moscow. —
Aspect of the Kremlin.—Church of SaintBasil.—The French
at Moscow. — Anecdote relative to the French in Russia. —
Battle of Moskowa. — The Kremlin a City. — Origin of the
word Czar. — An English |Hotel in Russia. — The City by
Moonlight. — Population of Moscow. — The Object of Con
science.— Gardens under the Walls of the Kremlin.— De
scription of the Fortress. — Ivan III. — Napoleon and the
Kremlin. — Modern Grandiloquence.... 283
CONTENTS.VU
The Kremlin by Daylight. — Character of its Architecture. —
Symbolic Imagery. — Relation between the Character of
Buildings and Builders. — Ivan IV. — Patience criminal. —
Introduction to the History of Ivan IV. — Reasons for credit
ing Karamsin.Page 302
History of Ivan IV. — Commencement of his Reign.—Effects of his Tyranny. — One of its Causes. — His Marriages. — His Cruelties. — Fate of Novgorod. — Abdication. — The Secret of Russian Servility. — Ivan resumes his Crown. — The Opritchnina. — Extracts from Karamsin. — Cowardice of Ivan. — Siberia conquered. — Friendship of Ivan and Queen Elizabeth of England. — Ivan assumes the Cowl. — Religious Resignation. — The only independent Church. — National and universal Religion. — Extract from Karamsin. — Anecdote of Grand Duke Constantine. — Correspondence of Ivan with Griasnoi. — Livonia ceded. — Murder of the
Czarewitch. — Death of Ivan.Appendix: A New Order
of Architecture. — Russian Equity. — Sketch of Ivan III.,
by Karamsin. — Resemblance of Peter the Great to the
Ivans. — Account of the Death of Alexis, Son of the Czar
Peter, by M. de Segur.
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