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  • Letters from Vladivostock, 1894-1930: Letters from Vladivostok, 1894-1930
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  • Eleanor L. Pray. Edited by Birgitta Ingemanson. With Contributions by Patricia D. Silver
  • 2013
  • Published by: University of Washington Press
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In 1894, Eleanor L. Pray left her New England home to move with her merchant husband to Vladivostok in the Russian Far East. Over the next thirty-six years — from the time of Tsar Alexander III to the early years of Stalin’s rule — she wrote more than 2,000 letters chronicling her family life and the tumultuous social and political events she witnessed. Vladivostok, 5,600 miles east of Moscow, was shaped by a rich intersection of Asian cultures, and Pray’s witty and observant writing paints a vivid picture of the city and its denizens during a period of momentous social change. The book offers highlights from Pray’s letters along with illuminating historical and biographical information.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Frontmatter
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. vii-ix
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  1. List of Place Names
  2. pp. xi-xii
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  1. Maps
  2. pp. xiii-xv
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  1. Introduction: Between the Two Bays: Eleanor Pray’s Vladivostok, 1894–1930
  2. pp. xvii-xxviii
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  1. Biographical Sketch: The Smiths and the Prays
  2. pp. xxix-xxxi
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  1. Part I. The People
  2. pp. 3-37
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  1. 1. A Victorian Home in Siberia
  2. pp. 5-26
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  1. 2. Women’s Work and Leisure
  2. pp. 27-44
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  1. Part II. The City
  2. pp. 45-79
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  1. 3. Vladivostok Scenes
  2. pp. 47-63
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  1. 4. Historic Names
  2. pp. 64-83
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  1. 5. Life at the Dacha [Includes Image Plates]
  2. pp. 84-122
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  1. Part III. The History
  2. pp. 123-157
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  1. 6. The Russo-Japanese War, 1904–1905
  2. pp. 125-145
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  1. 7. The Riots of 1905–1906
  2. pp. 146-159
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  1. 8. Wars, Revolutions, and Foreign Intervention
  2. pp. 160-193
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  1. 9. A Window Flung Open: New Beginnings
  2. pp. 194-216
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. pp. 217-220
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  1. Glossary of Uncommon Terms Frequently Used by Eleanor Pray
  2. pp. 221-222
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  1. Appendix: Biographical Notes on Persons Frequently Mentioned in the Letters
  2. pp. 223-228
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  1. Notes
  2. pp. 229-249
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  1. Bibliography
  2. pp. 251-260
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 261-276
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