Excerpt from Russia as It Is at the Present Time: In a Series of LettersIn the following little work the author lays claim to neither style, elegance, nor learning, and only desires it to be regarded as sketches by a plain working-man, and if it should tend to amuse or instruct the class to which he belongs, he will be amply satisfied. There is one thing, however, he can lay claim to - that is truth: his narratives are facts of which he was an eye-witness. As to the defects in language.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.