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Transcaucasia.
The question of international aggression is one to be determined ; but , as Ave have said , others of a different kind -will arise out of this stir among the nations , and to some of these it is not inopportune or uninteresting to call the attention of our readers . One of the principal points of interest at the present time is the country lying between the Black Sea and the
Caspiande-, scending south from the lofty barrier of the Caucasus , a country of which scarcely anything is known , notwithstanding that it is one of the most interesting in the history of the world . The number and variety of the races which inhabit it , the remarkable mixture of the elements of European and Asiatic character , habits , and A'ieAvs of life , the peculiar forms of their social and
political institutions , all constitute one great source of attraction . In another view , the intimate connection of this country Avith so many of the most ancient records of history , going back even into the regions of mythical tradition , opens another page of curious research ; Avhilst the natural features of the country offer an almost unexplored field for the study of the naturalist .
The present article has partly been suggested by the perusal of a very interesting work on Transcaucasia , from the pen of Baron Haxthausen , Avhose Travels in Russia , published some , years ago , are acknowledged by competent judges to be the most authentic Avork on that country which we possess . In the sketches here offered to our readers , Ave derive our information and facts , in a great measure , from the first of these Avorks , to Avhich our remarks Avill serve to call attention . *
The Transcaucasian provinces under the sway of Russia are partly Christian and partly Mahomedan;—the former comprise the ancient czardoms of Georgia , Immiretia , and Gooria , including the subordinate countries of Mingrelia , Abkhasia , and Suanetia , in which the Greek faith prevails , together with the Armenian proA'inces ; the latter include numerous districts formerly ruled
by khans , and Turkish pashalics . The conduct of Russia to-Avards these countries illustrates the spirit of her general policy . After subduing various predatory tribes , and strengthening her dominion by erecting fortresses and military roads , came the more difficult task of internal government . To assimilate the native institutions of these independent peoples , Avho had for centuries been used to their OAvn sovereigns , their OAvn popular laAVS and customs , Avith the centralized and bureaucratic system
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Transcaucasia.
The question of international aggression is one to be determined ; but , as Ave have said , others of a different kind -will arise out of this stir among the nations , and to some of these it is not inopportune or uninteresting to call the attention of our readers . One of the principal points of interest at the present time is the country lying between the Black Sea and the
Caspiande-, scending south from the lofty barrier of the Caucasus , a country of which scarcely anything is known , notwithstanding that it is one of the most interesting in the history of the world . The number and variety of the races which inhabit it , the remarkable mixture of the elements of European and Asiatic character , habits , and A'ieAvs of life , the peculiar forms of their social and
political institutions , all constitute one great source of attraction . In another view , the intimate connection of this country Avith so many of the most ancient records of history , going back even into the regions of mythical tradition , opens another page of curious research ; Avhilst the natural features of the country offer an almost unexplored field for the study of the naturalist .
The present article has partly been suggested by the perusal of a very interesting work on Transcaucasia , from the pen of Baron Haxthausen , Avhose Travels in Russia , published some , years ago , are acknowledged by competent judges to be the most authentic Avork on that country which we possess . In the sketches here offered to our readers , Ave derive our information and facts , in a great measure , from the first of these Avorks , to Avhich our remarks Avill serve to call attention . *
The Transcaucasian provinces under the sway of Russia are partly Christian and partly Mahomedan;—the former comprise the ancient czardoms of Georgia , Immiretia , and Gooria , including the subordinate countries of Mingrelia , Abkhasia , and Suanetia , in which the Greek faith prevails , together with the Armenian proA'inces ; the latter include numerous districts formerly ruled
by khans , and Turkish pashalics . The conduct of Russia to-Avards these countries illustrates the spirit of her general policy . After subduing various predatory tribes , and strengthening her dominion by erecting fortresses and military roads , came the more difficult task of internal government . To assimilate the native institutions of these independent peoples , Avho had for centuries been used to their OAvn sovereigns , their OAvn popular laAVS and customs , Avith the centralized and bureaucratic system