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Identifier: visittorussiansi00phib (find matches)
Title: A visit to the Russians in central Asia
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Phibbs, Isabelle Mary
Subjects: Russians -- Asia, Central Asia, Central -- Description and travel
Publisher: London : K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & co., ltd.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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Astabazes, King of 2,2 A Visit to the Russians Armenia Major, was delivered as a prisonerwith great treasures by Marc Antony to thecruel and rapacious Cleopatra, b.c. 34. TheArmenians claim their descent from Amurthe son of Shem. They were convertedto Christianity by St Gregory under PopeSylvester I., a.d. 319, about the same time asthe conversion of the Emperor Constantine. The Kinofs of Georgfia were believed to bedescended from Solomon and the Queen ofSheba—a claim which is also made for theKings of Abyssinia. Apart from such mythicalgenealogies, the Bagratides are admitted to bethe oldest line of Kings in the world. Thelast Czar of Georgia, unable to defend himselfagainst the Persians, surrendered his countryto Russia 1799, and died the following year.This was George XIL, who, with so many ofhis ancestors, was buried at Mtskheta. Amember of the family of the Bagratides waskilled at Borodino, fifrhtino- ag^ainst the Frenchunder Alexander I. The Russians have done much for Tiflis.
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in Central Asia 35 On the north side of a fine bridee over theKur is a statue of Prince Woronzoff, whobuilt it when Governor of the Caucasus. Anextensive view of the town is to be obtainedfrom the old castle and botanical irarden.Some English gentlemen walking there, acci-dentally met the Persian Ambassador, whowas special envoy to England for the QueensJubilee. He invited them to tea, and theConsul-General accepted an invitation to dineat the Hotel dOrient with the Englishtravellers. He was particularly pleasant andcourteous in manner, and was a type ofPersian refinement and good looks. Thedinner lasted a long time, and it must havebeen a relief to him when the tedium wasbroken by music and the songs of theKossaks. He was placed in the tryingposition of being almost debarred fromconversation, one of his fair neighboursspeaking no language but English, which isunknown to him. I think that few of mycountrymen in these circumstances could so 36 A Visit to the Russians successfully have

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  • bookcentury:1800
  • bookauthor:Phibbs__Isabelle_Mary
  • booksubject:Russians____Asia__Central
  • booksubject:Asia__Central____Description_and_travel
  • bookpublisher:London___K__Paul__Trench__Tr__bner___co___ltd_
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