Turkiston general-gubernatori S. M. Duxovskiyning Konstantinovskiy maydonining markaziy maydonidagi uchrashuvi

 Uzbekistan > Yunusabad district > Tashkent

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.. May 30. At half past eleven in the morning our train was approaching Tashkent. In the gray provincial life, the arrival and departure of the chief commander of the region is a great event and entertainment. Before we even had time to approach the station, our carriages were surrounded by a crowd of curious people. The entire platform was filled with elegant people... More handshakes and finally we got into the carriage. A command was issued for the troops, and military choirs began to play in different places. The native musicians also roared into giant copper pipes, about a fathom long, called “karnai.” Using these deadly instruments, sarts usually notify the population about the beginning of various festivals and celebrations, raising them high to the sky. The sounds coming out of these Jericho trumpets were wild, bestial, I even became scared, I was afraid that the horses would get scared and run away.