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Letters from Vladivostock, 1894-1930

Letters from Vladivostock, 1894-1930

Pray, Eleanor L.
Ingemanson, Birgitta

Hardcover

Biographies GeneralLetters & EssaysRussian History

ISBN10: 0295993243
ISBN13: 9780295993249
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: Dec 1 2013
Pages: 308
Weight: 1.27
Height: 1.10 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.10
Language: English

In 1894, Eleanor L. Pray left her New England home to move with her merchant husband to Vladivostok in the Russian Far East. Over the next thirty-six years -- from the time of Tsar Alexander III to the early years of Stalin's rule -- she wrote more than 2,000 letters chronicling her family life and the tumultuous social and political events she witnessed. Vladivostok, 5,600 miles east of Moscow, was shaped by a rich intersection of Asian cultures, and Pray's witty and observant writing paints a vivid picture of the city and its denizens during a period of momentous social change. The book offers highlights from Pray's letters along with illuminating historical and biographical information.

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