Dostoevsky on the Irtysh, or the underbelly of empire [1859].(Fyodor Dostoevsky )

From: Sarmatian Review | Date: January 1, 2007| Author: Tokarzewski, Simon | Copyright information

It was still dark. On the grey sky, opal-colored clouds created faint and flowerlike smudges. Little by little, the clouds revealed a hot summer day. The waters of the Irtysh River appeared pink. The rays of light fell onto the endless panorama of the Kyrgyz steppe. The day was going to be sunny and hot.

A breeze blew and joyful murmurs cascaded down the river and the steppe, all the way to the remote nomad village whose herd of horses was grazing nearby. The rocky emban...

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