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A Russian Consul in the Dutch Indies (1894-1899): Southeast Asia Through Russian Eyes

A Russian Consul in the Dutch Indies (1894-1899): Southeast Asia Through Russian Eyes KAREN A. SNOW (St. John's, Nfld, Canada) A RUSSIAN CONSUL IN THE DUTCH INDIES (1894-1899): SOUTHEAST ASIA THROUGH RUSSIAN EYES When Russia's Consul Modest Modestovich Bakunin, arrived in the Dutch Indies in May 1894 he was somewhat dismayed by the nature of the place in which he would have to spend the next few years. He described Batavia as a "god-forsaken place," unhealthy and "spiritually boring"' and remote and provincial,? compared to Singapore which he described as "a center and hub of the East." Bakunin's initial dismay eventually gave way to a more positive appreciation of the Dutch colony and Javanese life as he resided in the more pleasant country-side locale of Buitenzorg (1 1/2 hour by train from Batavia), locale of the famous Botanic gardens and the residence of the Governor-Gen- eral of the colony (1893-1899), C. H.van der Wyck. By the time of his depar- ture five years later the consul, a nephew of the anarchist Michael Bakunin, had become an enthusiastic and energetic advocate of Russia's expanded presence in the region. After his return to Russia he published a book entitled Tropicheskaia Gollandiia. Piat' let na ostrove lave.3 A detailed account of the Dutch colony, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Russian History Brill

A Russian Consul in the Dutch Indies (1894-1899): Southeast Asia Through Russian Eyes

Snow, Karen A.
Russian History , Volume 31 (1-2): 61 – Jan 1, 2004
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© 2004 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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KAREN A. SNOW (St. John's, Nfld, Canada) A RUSSIAN CONSUL IN THE DUTCH INDIES (1894-1899): SOUTHEAST ASIA THROUGH RUSSIAN EYES When Russia's Consul Modest Modestovich Bakunin, arrived in the Dutch Indies in May 1894 he was somewhat dismayed by the nature of the place in which he would have to spend the next few years. He described Batavia as a "god-forsaken place," unhealthy and "spiritually boring"' and remote and provincial,? compared to Singapore which he described as "a center and hub of the East." Bakunin's initial dismay eventually gave way to a more positive appreciation of the Dutch colony and Javanese life as he resided in the more pleasant country-side locale of Buitenzorg (1 1/2 hour by train from Batavia), locale of the famous Botanic gardens and the residence of the Governor-Gen- eral of the colony (1893-1899), C. H.van der Wyck. By the time of his depar- ture five years later the consul, a nephew of the anarchist Michael Bakunin, had become an enthusiastic and energetic advocate of Russia's expanded presence in the region. After his return to Russia he published a book entitled Tropicheskaia Gollandiia. Piat' let na ostrove lave.3 A detailed account of the Dutch colony,

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