"Whip and the Russians" - a translation of the book by the famous French traveler Germain de Lanier. In the middle of the XIX century he lived for some time in Russia and was able to appreciate it from the inside. The author conducts a thorough analysis of the Russian mentality, without embellishments characterizes all strata of Russian society: the army, the nobility, the clergy, the judges, the police, serfdom and the emperor himself. Why is Russia like this - wild, lying, corrupt? How long will this ear of corn last on clay feet? Is it possible to cure the spirit of this nation? Find the answers to these and other questions in the book of memoirs "Whip and the Russians".