RUSSIA IN THE SHADOWS H. G. WELLS [Illustration: STREET SCENERY IN PETERSBURG: SITE OF A DEMOLISHED WOODEN HOUSE _Frontispiece_. ] RUSSIA IN THE SHADOWS BY H. G. WELLS AUTHOR OF “THE OUTLINE OF HISTORY,” “MR. BRITLING SEES IT THROUGH,” ETC., ETC. ILLUSTRATED NEW [Illustration] YORK GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY COPYRIGHT, 1921, BY GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I PETERSBURG IN COLLAPSE 15 II DRIFT AND SALVAGE 41 III THE QUINTESSENCE OF BOLSHEVISM 71 IV THE CREATIVE EFFORT IN RUSSIA 105 V THE PETERSBURG SOVIET: A LEGISLATIVE MASS MEETING 135 VI THE DREAMER IN THE KREMLIN 145 VII THE ENVOY 171 ILLUSTRATIONS PLATE I STREET SCENERY IN PETERSBURG: SITE OF DEMOLISHED WOODEN HOUSE _Frontispiece_ PAGE II STREET SCENERY IN PETERSBURG 24 MR. WELLS DISCOVERS A STREET UNDER REPAIR 24 III A PETERSBURG STREET CAR EN ROUTE 33 MESSRS. LENIN AND WELLS IN CONVERSATION 33 IV GORKY IN THE GREAT DUMP OF ART AND VIRTUOSITY IN PETERSBURG 56 V THE STATUE OF MARX OUTSIDE THE SMOLNY INSTITUTE (HEADQUARTERS OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY) 73 VI THE BAKU CONFERENCE SWEARS UNDYING HOSTILITY TO CAPITALISM AND BRITISH IMPERIALISM: ZENOVIEFF, RADEK AND BELA KUN 92 VII THE BAKU CONFERENCE SWEARS UNDYING HOSTILITY TO CAPITALISM AND BRITISH IMPERIALISM: THE BODY OF THE HALL 93 VIII PROLETARIANS OF ASIA À LA BAKU 112 IX GUESTS AT THE HOME OF REST FOR WORKMEN ON THE KAMENNI OSTROF 129 X THE PETERSBURG SOVIET IN SESSION: LENIN AT THE ROSTRUM, ZENOVIEFF AND THE PRESIDENT, OFFICIALS AND OFFICIAL VISITORS 148