INDEX TO PART THE FIRST. 
404. Origin of this establishment, 407. Superb dress of Armenian 
women at Astrachan, 405 note. 
Ji ms of Novogorod, i. 38. Manufacture of arms at Tula, 238, 239. 
of the CalmucUs, 318. 
Army, Russian, Catechism of, ii. 457— 468. 
Asunder, Vallum of, ii. 140—142. 
Ascension, Festival of, how celebrated, i. 170. 
Atmosphere, temperature of, during the author’s travels, ii. 510 — 519, 
Axay , a Cossack capital, public entry of the author into, i. 344. 
his hospitable reception there, 345, 346. etymology of the word, 
448, 449. 
Azof, fortress of, described, i.413, 414. The probable site of the 
antientcity of Tana'is, 415,416. condition of the Garrison, 417, 418. 
Hie author's departure thence, 42 1 . Remarkable phenomenon in the 
Sea of Azof, 423. notice of rivers falling into it, 484. 
Baidar, Valley, description of, ii. 242 — 244. 
Bnktckesarai, the Tahtar capital of the Crimea, novel appearance of, 
ii. 170. fountains, ibid. 171. Devotion of the Tahtars, 171. De- 
struction caused by the Russian troops, 172. Description of the 
Palace of the Khan, 180 — 182. preparations made there for receiving 
the Empress Catherine, 182. Description of the Charem, 183, 184. 
brief account of, by Mr. Heber, 194, 195 note. 
Balaclava, antient ruins at, ii. 218, 219. present state of the town 
aud port of, 220 — 222. Genoese fortress there, 222, 223. Fruit 
shops, 229. Manners of the inhabitants, 230. 
Balls, Russian, description of: — Ball of the peasants, i.76— 80. of 
the nobles, 81 — 85. 
Baltic and Euxine Seas, account of water communication between, 
i . 486 et seq. 
Banquets of the Russian Nobles, i. 209, 210. 
Basaltic Pillars, in the harbour of lneada, account of, ii. 418, 419. 
theory of their origin, 420. 
Baths, Public, at Moscow, described, i. 184, 185. Process of bathing, 
186—188. National importance of public baths, 188 — 190. Ruins 
of ancient baths at Stara Crim, ii. 154 — 156. 
Bell, the Great one of Moscow, described, i. 149, 150, 447. super- 
stitious visits to it, 151. its measurement, 162, 153, and note. 
Beloozero, Lake, notice of, i. 505. rivers falling into it, 505, 506. 
Benediction of apples, i.207. of bread, 367, 368. 
Bcresanshoy , Gulph of, i. 478. 
Bmesenskoy, Canal, notice of, i. 486. 
