Fred Markham in Russia1858 - 372 pages |
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... persons , and lastly the Marble Palace of the Grand Duke Michael . It is so called , not because it is built of marble , but because it has marble pillars . Across a street on the same line , stands a fine pile , which looks like ...
... persons , and lastly the Marble Palace of the Grand Duke Michael . It is so called , not because it is built of marble , but because it has marble pillars . Across a street on the same line , stands a fine pile , which looks like ...
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... persons seated round it , all waiting to undergo the ordeal of his friendly inquiries . Nearly all civilized nations , were there represented . English , Germans , Americans , French , and Spaniards . Among them they re- cognised some ...
... persons seated round it , all waiting to undergo the ordeal of his friendly inquiries . Nearly all civilized nations , were there represented . English , Germans , Americans , French , and Spaniards . Among them they re- cognised some ...
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... person to be responsible for any debt he might leave unpaid , he was able to travel abroad at the notice of a day or two ; indeed , as soon as the governor of his district would issue his passport . Of course it was a question how long ...
... person to be responsible for any debt he might leave unpaid , he was able to travel abroad at the notice of a day or two ; indeed , as soon as the governor of his district would issue his passport . Of course it was a question how long ...
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... articles of value were destroyed . It is said that in the old palace resided not less than six thousand persons , some living in huts constructed on the roof , whence no one thought of disturbing them FRED MARKHAM IN RUSSIA . 75.
... articles of value were destroyed . It is said that in the old palace resided not less than six thousand persons , some living in huts constructed on the roof , whence no one thought of disturbing them FRED MARKHAM IN RUSSIA . 75.
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... persons in Russian uniforms were there . Their parents probably were English , and though they have entered the Russian service , they are allowed to adhere to their own form of worship . We find the Russian language perfectly unpro ...
... persons in Russian uniforms were there . Their parents probably were English , and though they have entered the Russian service , they are allowed to adhere to their own form of worship . We find the Russian language perfectly unpro ...
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