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| A GROUP OF TATARS. |
distinguished pre-eminence in my eyes, by reason of their
cleanliness and politeness. The young Count called them
“real gentlemen,” and told me that they were the most
honest and sober people in all Russia, and consequently filled
positions of trust as a rule. He gave a good character also to
the Bashkirs, but in my own experience I found them of a
slyer and more cunning disposition than the Tatars. The
Mordvinians and Tcheremiss are of Finnish race, inhabiting
the forest regions of Kasan and its neighbouring districts,
which have been their home as far back as history reaches.
Nominally orthodox, they are at heart pagan, and in secret still
offer sacrifices to the spirits of the forest. They were very
picturesque in appearance, with their olive faces, black
moustaches, dark Mongolian eyes, and white caftans of coarse
woollen homespun. The Tatars and Bashkirs are
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