The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-28

Russia IL incomprehcnsiblc to IN out
slider. The woman's power lies in the
romantic influence. She wins the man
by means Of the emotions, but not the
intellect. The romantic question liz "a
second religion with the Russians.
Money means little in Russia. SEN
timent is the key to success in public
life. in art and society. The Russian
woman believes that the romantic in
fiuence is the noblest and strongest.
1t is aid that out of ten officials min,
are appointed through the influence nc
women. After "A young student
home from n college or university and
looks for n public Office he will have
to find the way through "A woman's
influence. The wife. the mother.
aunt. sister or sweetheart OF n func-
tionary dictates the men he appoints
for his department
Russian statesmen, poets. scholars.
artists and reformers have felt the
spell OF women. Pushkin. Lennon
toff. Griboyedoff and many other great
Russian poets lost their lives for
women. Turgenicff. Tolsiov and Cork
have admitted that women have
shaped their careers and influenced
their wor Even men like Trepo1.
Plehve. Pugatcheff and other tvrants
have been dominated by the feminine
There has been developed a class
of highly educated young women who
dream of playing the role of "A modern
Cleopatra, Sappho or Sultana in Petro-
grad and Moscow. They may marry
n rich or influential man with the sole
idea OF gaining access to "A desired
sphere of influence. ON other occa-
sions they establish their Independent
salons and start a systematic propa-
ganda for their romantic cult. There
was u time before this war when Tia"
sex problem became a danger OF the
national life. Salons. in which pre-
viously the subjects of discussion had
been literature, art and freedom be
came centres where free love doctrines
were debated. A~ndreyef's story
Abyss and Arzybasheff's "Sanin" are
illustrations OF this era. However. the
public Indignation grew so strong that
this condition vanished.
Russian educated women are mostly
very brilliant, emotional and frequently
f~ascinatlngly pretty. These qualities
they Use for the purpose of playing .
role in the public life by influencing
men. Nine. Deniseva. the pretty wife
of "A Senator in Petrograd. has been Q
conspicuous figure in the recent years.
Her influence was strong with the late
Minister of Education. Mr.. kasso.
While kasso was the head of the ma
tioGal educational system nominally
Nine. Denisova VAS reputed to rule
the school in actually. She appointed
professors. presidents of colleges and
universities or dismissed them.
Another graphic instance Of the
power of Russian woman ~ the caae
of CouGtess lgnatieNa. 1t has been
said that not the Gar but she dis
missed the Premier kokovtsef. she
operates at the court through Ras-
putin. the strange Siberian peasant.
whose career is due to her influence.
There is n story that Rasputin insulted
he Minister of the Interior. Prince
Cherhakon. and the after aid that
he would bring the matter to the notice
of the Emperor.
But I will dismiss you before you
can do that replied Rasputin. The
[ Prince was told TO retire soon there
: after.
The American suffrage ideal of equal
rights seems hanal To- a Russian lady
of thie school. Ihor" Is a suffrage
mostly women of foreign descent, ~
those who feel themselves without the
usua, feminine charms.