The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21
Journeys In NOrthrru uussia.

a fascinating account Of travel
through unknown Russia is to he
found in The Ncp Russia. by .ALAS
LErHBRiDGE ,putton>. \ book az travel
can be the most fascinating or TIE dull
est thing In the world. and doubtless
the difference lies In the vigor and in
terest with which the writer himself
views his subject. Mr.. Lethbridge
wen through the least f%requent"d
parts OF Russia with the avowed pur.
pose of estimating opportunities for
British enterprise. and he gives a very
valuable Of mining proper
ties. manufacturing possibilities and
transportation systems. But II is not
this II a makes the book delightful.
II is the sympathetic and graphic
manner with which he writes Of the
real life Of h Russian people. so
kindly. simple. and for the most part
prosperous. lie does away with our
fear Of Russia as the great barbarian
nation, to be dealt with once Germany
Is assured Of her rightful place in the
universe. He shows the Russian peo-
pie as thoroughly friendly to England
and in his description at least they
would seem to be one Of the most
spiritual nations in Europe.
The Journey depicted within the
covers II the volume owes It's genesis,
50 tho author tells Us. Ia G. v. lIo-
gdr'h'S remarkable translation Of
klurhcNskN's History Of EussIa," A
work IT the greatest fascination anil
On" 7" wh"t IN. appetite. ~ indeed
il Mr.. Le'hhriJcc's own book. for "A
first hand experience of the wonderful
unfrequon'cd north Of Russia. u was
romano" which lurcd the author. he
SAYS. and romano. he found with am
,le fulf'mont.
The motto which heads the firet
chapter Is taken from Swinburne's
Song Of the Salt Marshes:
Miles and miles and miles OF dssclation.
Leagues on leagues on leagues without
change!
one must multiply these remarks
a thousand times, the author says, to
get the sensation Of the lure OF the
Russian north, which remains more
remote than any other part Of Eu-
rope stlll from the average intelli-
Tho journey begins in Arch
angel. which the author says is sell
dom so cold as Moscow, while It's
summers arc unbearably hot. Save
upon the aetna shores. the White
Sea never freezes, and the great plain
above the tfty-cighth parallel sup
Nort3 o numerous population, pos
sesscs unlimited natural
and gives every promise OF ultimate
development into a rich and prosper.
ous country.
\ brief outline "f the author's jour.
u"y h 40 follows: From Nrchaugel
10 S'lovcih, with "A boat trip round
tho White Sea-, taking in Sem.
kcrotshaia. kovdo, kauIala,,h, Ia,
| mia ana back to .trchaugrl. thcu,"
down tho pNina River 10 Nclihi
! slug: u trip T." kntlas. south to
Nol"gda, Nistha, Perm. r%chlch"Nt
Eksterinturg On the other side of IN"
trial Mountains, Tlumcn. Tnl,oisk.
Eerezov, oldnrsk. Tara. c,mst. whence
they o the express for Petrograd:
the journey, which had been planned
7" extend as far as Irkutsk, being
broken off by the war conditions. At
Nnl"gda, the author saws. one feels
oneself on the threshold Of m,rtherr
Russia. The comforts Of the main
line Russian train are left behind
and one has the delightful prospect of
twenty hours ON a narrow gauge rail
way, til" mes and carriages II
which look oS II they have come out
of a chlld's toy box. Tn. distance
from \ologda to .A%rchange' il +no
miles, and the line is remarkable for
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