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Picturesque Russia. Our Fatherland in its land, historical, tribal, economic and everyday significance. Volume XII. Part one. Eastern suburbs of Russia. Eastern Siberia. - St. Petersburg-M. Publication of the partnership M. O. wolf. 1895 XVIII, 364 p., IV. Hardcover, 27.5 x 37.5 cm. Restoration of several pages, tearing of the spine, marks in the text, printing. The purpose of ”Pictorial Russia” is to depict in a living word, a living picture, on the one hand, the nature of the country described, the types of remarkable localities, the types of its inhabitants, their clothes, homes, etc., on the other—the customs of the people, their way of life, customs, beliefs, their legends, epics and songs. Pictorial Russia has set itself the task of imagining Russia in all its space, with all the riches and beauty of its nature, with all the makings of its strength and power. The twelfth volume of ”Picturesque Russia” is dedicated to the Eastern suburbs of Russia — Eastern Siberia. The history of the conquest of these lands, as well as the customs and customs of the peoples living there, is presented.