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Kreutzer Rodolpho (1766–1831), a French violinist, composer, conductor; Ludwig van Beethoven devoted one of his sonatas to that violinist
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moujiks – Russian peasants
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my little father – old Russian informal address
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seraglio – the part of a Muslim house or palace in which the wives and concubines are secluded; harem
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The Domostroy – a matrimonial code of the days of Ivan the Terrible (1530–1584)
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Menelaus – in ancient Greek stories, the king of Sparta, the husband of Helen of Troy
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Paris – a prince
Примечания
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Kreutzer Rodolpho (1766–1831), a French violinist, composer, conductor; Ludwig van Beethoven devoted one of his sonatas to that violinist
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moujiks – Russian peasants
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my little father – old Russian informal address
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seraglio – the part of a Muslim house or palace in which the wives and concubines are secluded; harem
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The Domostroy – a matrimonial code of the days of Ivan the Terrible (1530–1584)
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Menelaus – in ancient Greek stories, the king of Sparta, the husband of Helen of Troy
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Paris – a prince of Troy who caused the Trojan War by taking Helen away from Greece
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raskolniks – dissenters
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penumbra – a slightly dark area between full shadow or darkness and full light
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steppe – a large area of land without tress, especially in Russia and parts of Asia
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voluptuary – (
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Penza – a city in the centre of Russia
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coquette – a woman who tries to attract the admiration of men without having sincere feelings for them
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Kvass – sort of cider, a Russian beer made from barley, malt, and rye
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troika – a Russian carriage drawn by a team of three horses side by side
