Essays on the Caucasus. a Trip to the Caucasus in the Autumn of 1888

Author - writer and military historian VS Krivenko Began service as an officer in the Life Guards regiment of Finland, in 1881, entered the service in the Ministry of the Imperial Court; one time ran the Office of the Minister. He began writing in 1876. Later he became an active member of "New time". Because of repeated trips to the Caucasus the author brought a lot of experience, and in 1888, his trip coincided with the visit of Alexander III. The rich past, present interesting and festivities in honor of the royal family, the author has given so much diverse material that Krivenko took up his pen and in 1891 published an essay in the "Historical Journal" - "A trip to the south" Now, more expanded scope of this article, he added individual data releases published a separate edition. Statistical information about the Caucasus were collected Krivenko after the trip. There is also a description of the events of October 17, 1888 - the collapse of the imperial train in the area of the Kursk-Kharkov-Azov railway station Borki in Kharkov