Identifier: russiathennow18900reev (find matches)
Title: Russia then and now, 1892-1917; my mission to Russia during the famine of 1891-1892, with data bearing upon Russia of to-day
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Reeves, Francis B. (Francis Brewster), 1836-1922
Subjects: Famines -- Soviet Union Soviet Union -- Social conditions Soviet Union -- Description and travel
Publisher: New York, London, G.P. Putnam's Sons
Contributing Library: MBLWHOI Library
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savage barbarians we are generally made out tobe; and it is a great relief to read truth and nothingbut truth in a foreign paper. I hope you will keepyour promise of coming over to St. Petersburg withMrs. and Miss Reeves and that I shall have the pleas-ure of welcoming them and you at Moshkoff Person-lok. With many thanks and kind regards, believeme, yours sincerely, OLGA DE WOEHRMANN.June, 1892. We have misunderstood Russians because wehave not known them. We have not known thembecause the opportunity has not come to many ofus at first-hand, but often from unreliable sources.Since my return from that country I have nailed anumber of falsehoods about the Russians thathave been going the rounds of our newspapers. Our Government may go along for anothercentury before claiming perfection. This appliesnot only to National but also to our State,County, and Municipal affairs. Let him thatis without sin among you, first cast a stone at—Russia. Russia loves America and America loves Russia,
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From Left to Right: U. S. Consul Niels Peter Bornholdt, Captain Spencer ofS. S.Conemaugh, U. S. Consul-General Dr. Crawford, Francis B. Reeves. RIGAS GRAND WELCOME 27 and we say to her, Peace be within thy walls andprosperity within thy palaces. A RUSSIAN S TRIBUTE IN VERSE TO COLUMBIAS HELPING HAND In addition to the souvenir received by MayorStuart of Philadelphia from the Ladies Circle ofRiga, his Honour has in his possession some poetryforwarded by Michael A. Scherbinin, of Rublevka,Poltava Government, Russia, with the authorsmost sincere and most respectful regards. Theode follows: To Our Neighbour Which of these three, thinkest thou, proved neigh-bour unto him that fell among the robbers? And hesaid; He that showed mercy on him. LUKE x, 36-37- Thou sayst it is by obligation For service rendered in the pastThat thou art succouring our nation In time of dearth and deadly blast. Well, be it so! But Lord, defender,Was blaf-weard in thy tongue of old. In modern English this to render

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