Russia and the War Author:William Jesse General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1854 Original Publisher: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans Description: With 32 pages of catalogues of, and advertisements on inside covers for, works published by Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. - Colophon varies for catalogues. Subjects: Russia Crimean War, 1853-1856... more » Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER III. Pay of the Private Soldier -- His Rations and Uniform -- Camp at Sarsko- Selo -- The Guards -- The Cane -- Recruiting -- Mode of conducting it -- The Russian Peasants' dread of it -- Scenes in consequence -- Form of Enlistment -- Suwarroffs Catechism -- Adapted to the Russian Soldier- General Mouravieff -- General Yermoloff -- Opinions respecting the efficiency of the Russian Army -- Her Commissariat and Medical Department -- SuwarrofPs Horror of Physic and the Hospital. The pay of the soldier is seven roubles a year, or three-quarters of a farthing per diem; out of this, he is obliged to buy his own blacking, and candle to grease his mustachios. When employed on public works, such as the construction of roads or fortifications, which is very commonly the case -- the roads in Georgia were all made by the troops -- he is supposed to receive forty copecks a day, about three pence half-penny ; but he gets very little of this, as the greater portion goes into the "caisse d'epargnes." Every man is obliged to contribute to this stock purse. No pensions are granted on discharge; but each soldier on leaving the service is paid a certain sum from it to enable him to return to his village; and the surplus, if there is any, remains his own. His. share sometimes amounts to 101. or 151.; but the benefit to be derived from this stock...« less