Western Culture in Eastern Lands; a Comparison of the Methods Adopted By England And Russia in the Middle East
The book Western Culture in Eastern Lands; a Comparison of the Methods Adopted By England And Russia in the Middle East was written by author Vámbéry, Ármin, 1832-1913 Here you can read free online of Western Culture in Eastern Lands; a Comparison of the Methods Adopted By England And Russia in the Middle East book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Western Culture in Eastern Lands; a Comparison of the Methods Adopted By England And Russia in the Middle East a good or bad book?
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The man who refused to be bap- tised underwent the severest punishments, and yet the end in view could not be attained, for every- thing was confined to outward appearances — all was superficial. The idols were replaced by ikons (holy pictures), to impress upon the people that the gaily- coloured pictures of Christian saints possessed greater miraculous power than the idols which had been handed down to them, or which they had made for themselves. But for the intellectual development of the peo...ple nothing was done. ' For two hundred years,' thus writes Munkacsi,t 'not a single attempt worth mentioning has been made to improve the in- tellectual condition of the people. In all the land of the Voguls there is to this day not one school to be found ; and if one of the natives does as an exception go in for higher education, he becomes entirely Russified, * ' Sibirskie Inorodzi,' p. 225. f Op. cit., p. 189. io6 THE RUSSIFICATION OF SIBERIA and has henceforth no further dealings with his com- patriots.
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