ABSTRACT
The troubled events between 1905 and 1917 had more English and American observers in Russia than at any preceding period, and some of them were brilliantly qualified for selecting and recording significant aspects of the scene. Many were moved by a most sincere liking for the country and the people, usually some particular class of the people, peasant, aristocrat, or intellectual; and by the desire to promote in any way possible understanding and friendship. There were more channels of communication open than ever before; more witnesses; swifter and more complete reporting; and more eager interest in wider circles in England and the United States. The Russian Verb might seem a little apart from the Russian Soul, but Jane Ellen Harrison, author of Russia and The Russian Verb , a book published in 1915, established the relationship. .
