Excerpt from Russia in the 'Eighties, ' Sport and PoliticsThis two hours' walk and talk under the stars drew us nearer together than all our previous intercourse, it was my first Russian lesson and, looking back, it seems to form a fitting prelude to the ensuing years during which, in his enforced retirement, shooting was to be his one great solace, I his inseparable companion.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.