The Glenwood post., 1910-02-26

between ST. petersburg anu
Moscow. trains leaving the
capital in the evening and ar
irving at Moscow in time for
breakfast the next morning. At
the time when the first road was con-
structed between the old and the new
capital OF Russia the then czar, Peter
the Great, was asked for suggestions
as to the route. He took a map and a
ruler and marked a straight line, with
out reference to the location of inter-
mediate towns. The present railroad
follows this bee-line route. The big
railroad station at Moscow was in the
possession of the insurgents for sew
eral days during the recent revolution
ary disturbances. and there was terri
BILE carnage in the vicinity
Moscow is far more distinctively
Russian city than st. Petersburg. and
one cannot really see Russia without
seeing Moscow. Here the architecture
assumes more oriental aspect, and
the people are of a more eastern type.
The walters at the hotels are mostly
Tartars, with high cheek bones, select
ed from this race because they do not
SO readily yield to the temptations of
vodka, the national drink of Russia.
and do not consume the wine intended
for the hotel guests.
The streets of Moscow. like those of
st. Petersburg. are of rough cobble
stones, very unpleasant to ride over
But the droshky drivers go over them
very fast. There are few taxicabs
and automobiles in st. Petersburg, and
fewer in Moscow. Unless smoother
pavements should be substituted for
the cobble stones, l do not think the
droshky drivers need fear competition
from taxicabs, for the cobble stones
present too many difficulties for motor
vehicles.
At the hotel in Moscow to which
went deposited my passport and also
signed the usual notice for the police,
which requires the family and Chris
tian name. profession, religion, age
and place Of last departure All this
was cheerfully given. except that
disliked to put Protestant" for my re-
ligion; for, like most other western
people, l have grown up in the idea
that religion is entirely personal
matter for the individual and does not
concern other people. Had been q
Jew l would not have been allowed to
remain at Moscow, as Jews are not
permitted to reside here, except by
special order for special purposes.
The chief feature OF Moscow. of
course, is the Kremlin. with all its in
teresting historical associations-a
great inner walled city. with palaces.
churches. barracks for troops, ETC., and
surrounded by mote. With its high,
gold-topped domes 1t Is beautiful to
look at. 1t was inside the Kremlin
that Napoleon and his army took ref
uge when the Russians set fire to the
city. Here the French had to fight
great battle against the flames. and I
battle and were able to preserve the
old buildings So rich in historical
relics.
went all through the large palace
reserved for the czar when he visits
Moscow. It is magnificent in all its
ruler of such great country as Rus
sia. l also inspected the old palace
of John the Terrible, who lived some
centuries back and was noted for his
crimes.
In those days royal palace was
scarcely the equal in comfort of the
house OF a well-paid working man of
the present day. Despite his wicked
ness. John the Terrible was very
pious. and his palace, with it's facili-
ties for worshiping, was almost like a
church. The Kremlin contains a vast
number of guns, embracing most Of
Napoleon's artillery, which he was un-
able to take away with him In the dis
astrous retreat from Moscow.
1t Is necessary to have the services
of guide and interpreter in Russian
cities. 1t is difficult to get good ones,
and they are expensive-about ten
ruhles day. or five dollars. AS a
rule. these guides get a commission
from shopkeepers for purchases they
can induce their patrons to make, and
they usually have fayorite droshky
drivers and attendants at churches
and palaces with whom they divide
fees.
The churches in Russia are. most Of
them, very magnificent. but usually
one in 4 particular city Is enough to
visit, and 1 have often told my Kuides
that II Russians came to Chicago the
sightseeing would not copalst In ses-
ing all the. churches. ~ they try to ar
range 1t in Russia. It 10 interesting
outside the churches to watch the de-
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