CHAPTER VIII

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VISITING THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. PETERSBURG.--EDUCATION IN RUSSIA.--PRIMARY AND OTHER SCHOOLS.--THE SYSTEM OF INSTRUCTION.--RECENT PROGRESS IN EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.--UNIVERSITIES IN THE EMPIRE: THEIR NUMBER AND LOCATION.--RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.--TREATMENT OF THE JEWS.--THE ISLANDS OF THE NEVA, AND WHAT WAS SEEN THERE.--IN A "TRAKTIR."--BRIBERY AMONG RUSSIAN OFFICIALS. 150

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