Russia and the Russians; or, A Journey to St. Petersburg and Moscow through Courland and Livonia; with Characteristic Sketches of the People.
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Link Singerman ID: supp1214
Year: 1836
Entry: Ritchie, Leitch. Russia and the Russians; or, A Journey to St. Petersburg and Moscow through Courland and Livonia; with Characteristic Sketches of the People. Philadelphia: E. L. Carey & A. Hart, 1836. 194 p.
Author/Editor: Leitch Ritchie
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Holdings: In most academic libraries
Title: Russia and the Russians; or, A Journey to St. Petersburg and Moscow through Courland and Livonia; with Characteristic Sketches of the People.
Printer/Publisher: E. L. Carey & A. Hart
Language: English
Notes: In chap. 1, Ritchie describes his passing through Mittau (Jelgava, Latvia) and the bearded "Jew-smugglers" that swarm there ("Money ... is a Jew’s religion," p. 15). Rinderknecht 39921.