*** start of the project gutenberg ebook 1349 *** russia by donald mackenzie wallace copyright 1905 contents preface chapter i travelling in russia railways--state interference--river communications--russian "grand tour"--the volga--kazan--zhigulinskiya gori--finns and tartars--the don--difficulties of navigation--discomforts--rats--hotels and their peculiar customs--roads--hibernian phraseology explained--bridges--posting--a tarantass--requisites for travelling--travelling in winter...