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Title: All the Russias: travels and studies in contemporary European Russia, Finland, Siberia, the Caucasus, and Central Asia
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Norman, Henry, 1858-1939
Subjects: Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910 Eastern question (Central Asia)
Publisher: New York, C. Seribner's sons
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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fourth first-class. Except in two points, there is virtually no difference betweenthe two classes, although of course, as elsewhere, or, rather, muchmore than elsewhere, you are less likely to find objectionablecompanions in the one than in the other. There is a throughcorridor at the side, and six compartments for four persons andone for two persons in the second-class, and three larger com-partments and one small one in the first-class. One of the ad-vantages which the first has over the second is that in the formerthe centre of the car is an open salon, with sofa, easy chairs, writ-ing-table, clock, and a large map of the Russian Empire. This,when it does not happen to be monopolised by a party playing THE GREAT SIBERIAN RAILWAY 105 cards, is certainly delightful, and I have seen nothing like it else-where, except in the private car of an American railway magnate.Both first and second-class have one improvement over similartrains elsewhere, which cannot be too highly commended. All
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A Party of Russian Engineers in the Primeval Forest. the upholstery is of soft leather, and all the walls are coveredwith a species of waterproof cloth, which is washed at the end ofeach journey. The difiference between this and the cloth andplush upholstery of other trains, which soil you at every touch,and fling clouds of pestilent dust into the air, is indescribable. io6 ALL THE RUSSIAS The Siberian Express, however, shows more improvementthan this. In the roof of each compartment are two electriclights, one of which is extinguished when you pull the curtainover it at night. There is also a table lamp hanging on the wall,which can be placed anywhere, and an excellent movable table.With these two you can read and write in perfect comfort. Aboveyour head are two levers: one admits fresh air, through wiregauze to keep out dust; the other turns hot water into the heat-ing apparatus. There is a pneumatic bell to the restaurant andan electric bell for the servant. The beds are wide and v

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