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At the beginning of May 1890, Pëtr Vasil’evich was informed by the Shenkursk Municipal Chief of Police that he had to leave for Kola. At the time, his brother Vasiliı and Konkin were in St. Petersburg on business regarding a petition. Pëtr Vasil’evich sent a telegram to his brother Vasiliı to come to Shenkursk immediately. As for Pëtr Vasil’evich himself, he left for Arkhangel’sk by post horses accompanied by a gendarme who was appointed by the government. From Arkhangel’sk the governor sent him to Kola by ship. Pëtr Vasil’evich was not at all disturbed by this, and on parting with the Shenkursk authorities, he asked them a question, “What does it mean that they are now taking me off your hands?” They shrugged their shoulders and said, “We do not know anything.” To which he said, “If you do not know then who does? But that is fine. I have lived here for three years and was looking forward to some changes as I am young and I want to see vast lands and experience as much as possible in my life.” Brother Vasiliı, upon receiving the telegram, immediately left for Shenkursk where his sister Varvara and Vasiliı Ob"edkov were staying with horses and domestic necessities.
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Shenkursk is a town in Northern Russia; it was one of the places of exile of Pëtr Verigin.
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Kola is a town in Kola peninsular, Murmansk area, a remote location in the north of the European part of Russia.
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St. Petersburg was the capital of Imperial Russia in 1713–1728 and 1732–1918. It was also called Petrograd and Leningrad during some periods in the twentieth century. Now, it is the second largest city in Russia with a population of over 5 million people. It is known for its museums, architecture, music, theatre and other cultural attractions. Its historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Arkhangel’sk (Arkhangelsk) is a city in the north of the European part of Russia.
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Post horses were a form of public transportation in Imperial Russia. Carriages delivering mail between postal stations were also used as a way of transporting people.
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Gendarmes were a Special Corps of military police in Imperial Russia.
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Astrakhan’ (or Astrakhan) is a town in southern Russia located in the delta of the Volga river where it flows into the Caspian Sea.
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Kholmogory milk cows are known as one of the best breeds in Russia. They originated in the town of Kholmogory in Northern Russia.
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Verigin, G.V. (2019). The Transfer of Pëtr Vasil’evich from Shenkursk to the Island of Kola. The Extension of His Exile for Five More Years. The Return to Shenkursk. In: Makarova, V., Ewashen, L. (eds) The Chronicles of Spirit Wrestlers' Immigration to Canada. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18525-1_6
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