Пиковая дама / The Queen of Spades. Александр Пушкин

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Marriage godfather.

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Torch of fir or birch.

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Tributary of the River Ural.

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Tea urn.

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A short caftan.

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Russian priest.

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Russian peasants carry their axe in their belt or behind their back.

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Under Catherine II., who reigned from 1762–1796.

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i.e., “palati,” usual bed of Russian peasants.

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Allusion to the rewards given by the old Tzars to their boyárs, to whom they used to give their cloaks.

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Anne Ivánofna reigned from 1730–1740.

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One verstá or verst (pronounced viorst) equal to 1165 yards English.

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Peasant cottages.

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Loubotchnyia, i.e., coarse illuminated engravings.

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Taken by Count Münich.