POPULATION. 



457 



The Ptussiaus, as is well known, are fond of travelling, and tliose wlio can afford 

 it never fail to spend some time abroad, especially since foreign passports no longer 

 cost the enormous sum of ÔOO roubles, as was the case before 1857. But few except 

 refugees or exiles settle abroad. The country is large enough to allow all fortune- 

 seekers — agriculturists or artisans — to find a favourable place of i-esort within the 

 limits of the empire. Hence the imniigration in Russia is greater than the 



Fig. 244.— HAYMAKI^G in Ukrania. 



emigration. Yery numerous especially are the German immigrants, of whom about 

 half come from Austria. Between 1857 and 1876 they exceeded by more than 

 500,000 the emigrants of the same nationality.* The Germans now settled in 

 Russia number altogether upwards of 1,000,000. 



* German iinniigrants intu Russia from 18Ô7 to 1876 

 „ emigrants from ,, ,, ,, 



Excess of immigrants 



1T7 



4,600,5.59 



4,048,lfi4 



557,395 



