The Russian peasantry is still held together somehow by the Russian God; but according to the latest accounts the Russian God is not to be relied upon, and scarcely survived the emancipation; it certainly gave Him a severe shock.

And now, what with railways, what with you...
I've no faith in the Russian God." "And how about the European one ?" "I don't believe in any.

I've been slandered to the youth of Russia.
I've always sympathised with every movement among them.

I was shown the manifestoes here.

Every one looks at them with perplexity because they are frightened at the way things are put in them, but every one is convinced of their power even if they don't admit it to themselves.
Everybody has been rolling downhill, and every one has known for ages that they have nothing to clutch at.