New-York tribune., 1872-08-14
THE MOSCOW EXPOSITION
1rs GENERAL FEATURES.
coxrpA Asr WITH THE LONDON AND PARIS EA'
uIpTrIoNs-ITs PECULIARITlES.

CONTRAST WITH THE LONDON M |
u1BIrIONS-ITS PECULlARlIlbS. |
,,.,o,, d, pro11 Ar CORRESPONDENT Optic TRiBUNEl
MOSCOW. July 9.-It would be unfair 10 com
r,rr the Moscow Exposition with the gie''
at IoDdon or with the Paris Exposition oil 800
,cter and aim are notably different lhiS = "o
tve eexhihition to ascertain the comparative
deercnt inventions and manufactures OF 10 Sho" 'o
- nicb one country has made in art or Industry
over apother Indeed, there are very Few mahulao |
tured Goods in the ordinary acccptation OF tne or a.
the Exposition. II is Poy'eohhc ENPO 20
founded by the Imperial Society OF boNers u
Natural History, AnthropoloSy. ana Ethhosr"PH' |
in Inc Moscow University, for the purpose
90 chewing the history and progress OF the diheren'
,r,s scicnces inventions, and processes OF mahuIao
tnre II was intended to he simply Polytechnic "O.
scum on a largo scale Owing to the suggesuoh9oi u
others and the pressure OF exhibitors, certain uep"
ments were much enlarged, and have mueh the cnar"o
Ter Of an ordinary competitive exhibition ana IL Is even
nosbe that prizes OF medals Of honor may be awarded
Tn the main however the Exposition retains It's prlmi-
tive character II believe the FIRST attempt oi 's
kind AZ the Paris Exposition OF 1867 there were relie
senatons of some manufacturing processes ana OF tho
history of an art and these were the most popular ana
most freouented departments Of that Exposition Ihe
apagers Of the great Centennial Exposition TO be held
t PHILADELPHIA in 1876 might take many hint from TINS
Polytechnic Exposition at Moscow. They would learn
that Il ia not exhibition of products that inc
people want to see-few except the exhibitors them
selves care for that-but representation VI t"O "'
tory OF art science ana manufacture
Tho site of the Exposition has certainly been wen
bosen for IL surrounds and nvades the Kremlin
Through the pretty Alexander Gardens at the base OF
the high walls this antique fortress, there are scat
tered numerous picturesque wooden buildings IN the
Russian STYLE devoted to the different departments OF
the Exposition. Crossing by bridge the road when
leads up TO the southwest of the kremhn one
comes 10 the bank OF the river MOskya, where are the
dsplays of the Ministries OF War and the Marine thS
time in large building Of glass and iron From tnese
ono takes zigzag walk up the steep bank past the is
sian restaurant and arrives on the top OF the hreun'
and the wonderfully beautiful view of MOSCOW Win us
.reen roofs and cilded dOmes, lies open before him.
Hero ia the Historical Department of the Ministry oil
War the fine sevastopol Museum and great colec-
ton OF barracks and hospital tents On passing through
the wicket the spectator is among the great caheoras,
under the tower Great Ivan In the presence oi
the Great Bell and the scene OF all the greatest anu
boodiest events of Muscoyte history The Exposition
Is interesting initsel but after having seen Its chief
curiosics pleasant to sit the balcony OF the
French restaurant and watch the people pass ana SUI
peasantr 10 lounge through these pretty gardens-the
fayorite resort of the Moscow middle cass-ooKing up
here at the high Kremln wall towering over our heads
with an old house Just its edge peering over or
further ON coming face face with the great Cathedral
of the Saviour with FURNISHED dome, or looking over
the large bridge up the bend Of the river to the conVen
ON its banks and the famous Sparrow HIS In the dis
tanoe. The associations of the spot add mmehseG "
tho interest Of the Exposition.
Financially the Exposition Is not success The
ground was given by the city, the buildings were con-
struoted at the cost Of private individuals or Oh
tho Government, tho Ministries OF War and OF
tho Marine spending each about 100000 rubles.
The running expenses were met by a subscription
of merchants and only the other day Mr. Gubonin a
rich railway contractor gave 10000 ruDes more 10 meet
any deficiency that might occur The cement seems
90 be bad The price Of admission is far too mgh-one
ruble-and consequently the visitors are few On the
best days. Sundays and holidays there are not more than
Eo, nersons present and on other days only between
100 and 1000 Were the entrance price TO be lowered
fortwo or three week the receipts would be enor-
ously increased Moscow IS city of over 100000 in
habitants, and at low price large number OF
visitors could be expected But the Moscow
people expected too much from strangers. They
had An idea that there was TO be rush on
Moscow from every side, and many consequently
went out town TO make room, offering to rent their
tn ,ro naid for whole year The prices in all the
hotels went up cnOImOusly-fOrtuDatey they nave again
The rents OF the hotels and went up.
Bat Moscow Is not Paris and people who come 10 the
iaP sve for S week TIE influx Of Foreigners
has not shown itself and consequently prices have gone
console themselves by blaming the Exposition
its merits The Russian papers and the Rus
sian critics do the Exposition great injustice
comparing 1t with Paris and London and then nnGlng
fault with 1t and showing up its Shortcomings They
forget that there is less TO attract strangers III MOSCOW
than is in London and Paris that amusements are
here and that the same round Of gayety and dis
spaOn cannot he kept here that Moscow Is further
OH and besides all that that the real season for foreign
travellers is the last Of July, August and September
when people who abroad can get away from their
professions and business when the vacations begin
certainly advise all travellers who may be eastward or
northward in August who may be looking about as TO
where to spend their vacation to come TO Moscow for
days. They will pretty and inter
esting Exposition they Will have time TO enjoy the
curious ghts and life Of Moscow they visit some
OF the cnyiTOn which exceedingly beautfu though
generally elected by strangers they out TO the
old wOTd-renOwncd Monastery OF TrOitza; and after
they have all that Moscow has TO show, they will be
able TO visit the Great Fair at NizhnNOvgOrod and see
the crowd OF Easerns there assembled and ex-
t,IlLinn fheir IIrrchnnlI,e.