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Jesse W. Notes of a half-pay in search of health: or, Russia, Circassia, and the Crimea, in 1839 - 1840.Jesse W. Notes of a half-pay in search of health: or, Russia, Circassia, and the Crimea, in 1839 - 1840. – London: J. Madden, , vol. 1 = 12 + 298 p.; vol. 2 = 9 + 335 p. Language of edition: english Historical period: 1839 – 1840 Volume 1Rotterdam – Frankfurt – Ancona – Corfu – Athens – Corinth – Constantinople. Odessa – Yalta – Kerch – Koreiz – Alupka – Sevastopol – Mangup – Bakhchisaray – Chufut-Kale – Odessa. The war in Circassia – the history of the Circassians – Kuban line – Kabardians. Volume 2Departure from Odessa – Mykolaiv – Kherson – military settlements – Kremenchug – Poltava – Kharkiv. Eagle – Mtsensk – Tula – Moscow – St. Petersburg. History and current state of the Russian army. The history and present state of the Russian society. CategoriesAuthor: Jesse William Subjects (4): Descriptions of travels in Ukraine, Editions of written sources about the Western Caucasus, Sources on history of St. Petersburg Empire (1700 – 1917), Travels in Crimea in late 18 – 19 cent. |