Project Gutenberg 2022-04-27 Public domain in the USA. 365 Graham, Stephen 1884 1975 16014053 Through Russian Central Asia $aUnited Kingdom :$bCassell and Company, Ltd,$c1916. Introduction -- Leaving Vladikavkaz -- Where the desert blossoms -- Wonderful Bokhara -- Mohammedan cities and Mohammedanism -- The history of the tribes -- To Tashkent -- The Russian conquest -- On the road -- The pioneers -- Fellow-travellers -- On the Chinese frontier -- "Midsummer night among the tent-dwellers" -- Over the Siberian border -- On the Irtish -- The country of the Maral -- The declaration of war -- Appendix 1: Russia and India and the prospects of Anglo-Russian friendship -- Appendix 2: The Russian Empire and the British Empire. D A Alexander, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was created from images of public domain material made available by the University of Toronto Libraries.) "Through Russian Central Asia" by Stephen Graham is a travel narrative written in the early 20th century, just before the onset of World War I. This account captures the author's journey through the largely uncharted territories of Russian Central Asia, offering insights into its diverse cultures, landscapes, and the socio-political context of the time. The narrative likely focuses on Graham's experiences, encounters with the local populations, and reflections on the contrasts between Eastern and Western influences in the Tsar's Empire. The opening of the book sets the tone for an adventurous exploration, as Graham embarks on a walking trip from Vladikavkaz towards the Kazbek mountain and then transitions into a broader journey into Central Asia. He reflects on the natural beauty he encounters, describing the silence, the mountains, and the sparse life along the road. With plans to travel deeper into the region, he reveals his hopes of immersing himself in the cultures and traditions of the local peoples, while also anticipating the challenges posed by the landscape and political conditions. Graham's introspective writing and vivid imagery entice readers into the rich world of Central Asia, promising both travel and cultural discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/throughrussiance00grahuoft/mode/2up 20210119143112graham 1916 GB Reading ease score: 66.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Asia, Central -- Description and travel Graham, Stephen, 1884-1975 -- Travel -- Asia, Central DK Text Category: Travel Writing 544688 2025-07-27T05:02:47.901857 text/html 512771 2024-10-18T21:17:54 text/html 2465296 2025-07-27T05:03:00.083288 application/epub+zip 2465873 2025-07-27T05:02:51.000824 application/epub+zip 558548 2025-07-27T05:02:49.332890 application/epub+zip 3445932 2025-07-27T05:03:05.478260 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3156729 2025-07-27T05:02:57.919328 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1488274 2022-09-30T15:16:16.030513 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 451179 2025-07-27T05:02:46.544876 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 431157 2024-10-18T21:17:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17306 2025-07-27T05:03:05.648259 application/rdf+xml 19464 2025-07-27T05:02:49.584841 image/jpeg 2179 2025-07-27T05:02:49.457874 image/jpeg 3896619 2025-07-27T05:02:48.048882 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia