Siberia and the Exile System in Two Volumes | Volume One (1 | I) and Volume Two (2 | II) (Two Volumes Complete)

Kennan, George [George Kennan (February 16, 1845 - May 10, 1924) was an American explorer noted for his travels in the Siberia, Kamchatka and Caucasus regions of the Russian Empire].

Published by Published by James R. Osgood McIlvaine & Co. 45 Albemarle Street, London First UK Edition . 1891., 1891

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First British edition from US sheets. Uniform matching hard back binding in publisher's original camel brown cloth covered boards, faded blocked and lettered gilt backs, olivine top edges. 8vo. 9¼'' x 6¼''. In May 1885, Kennan began this voyage across Siberia. He had been very publicly positive about the Tsarist Russian government and its policies and his journey was approved by the Russian government. However, in the course of his meetings with exiled dissidents during his travel, notably Nikolai Mikhailovich Yadrintsev, he changed his mind about the Russian imperial system. On his return to the United States in August 1886, he became an ardent critic of the Russian autocracy and began to espouse the cause of Russian democracy. Kennan devoted much of the next twenty years to promoting the cause of a Russian revolution, mainly by lecturing. Contents | Volume 1: frontispiece, (xv)-blank, 409 pp with 4 maps and 90 illustrations | Volume 2: frontispiece, (x)-blank, 575 pp with 3 maps and 104 illustrations. In Very Good condition. Heavy volume pair weighing 3 kg, extra postage will be requested over and above our default setting for destinations outside of the United Kingdom. Member of the P.B.F.A. SIBERIA (Sibir, Siberian).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Siberia and the Exile System in Two Volumes | Volume One (1 | I) and Volume Two (2 | II) (Two Volumes Complete)
• Publisher: Published by James R. Osgood McIlvaine & Co. 45 Albemarle Street, London First UK Edition . 1891.
• Publication Date: 1891
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good