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Cognac (1880)

cognac

also: коньяк

French brandy, an imported luxury drink in provincial Russia; its appearance at the wedding signals the party moving from vodka to costlier refreshment as the night wears on.

Mentioned in 36 works (54 mentions)

Untitled Play (Bezottsovshchina / "Platonov") Plays · 1 mention
The Correspondent Stories · 1 mention
To N. P. and I. P. Chekhov, 28 April 1880. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
The Commerce Counsellor's Daughter Stories · 1 mention
A Proud Man Stories · 4 mentions
Once a Year Stories · 2 mentions
On Christmas Night Stories · 1 mention
Ferment of Minds Stories · 1 mention
Both Better Stories · 1 mention
To N. A. Leikin, 22 January 1884. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
At the Marshal's Widow's Stories · 1 mention
The Crow Stories · 1 mention
Woman from a Drunkard's Point of View Stories · 2 mentions
An Actor's Doom Stories · 3 mentions
A Horsy Name Stories · 1 mention
New Year's Great Martyrs Stories · 1 mention
After the Benefit Performance Stories · 2 mentions
Oh, the Toothache! Stories · 2 mentions
Trouble Stories · 1 mention
The Lucky One Stories · 2 mentions
Sufferers Stories · 2 mentions
The Kiss Stories · 3 mentions
Drunk Stories · 2 mentions
The Duel Stories · 1 mention
The Wife Stories · 1 mention
To A. S. Suvorin, 20 February 1889. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To A. S. Suvorin, 4 May 1889. Sumy. letter · 1 mention
To S. P. Kuvshinnikova, 23 April 1890. Volga, parokhod "Aleksandr Nevsky". letter · 1 mention
Notebooks. Diaries Notebooks · 1 mention
Big Volodya and Little Volodya Stories · 2 mentions
My Life: A Provincial's Story Stories · 1 mention
Sakhalin Island Nonfiction · 2 mentions
Uncle Vanya Plays · 1 mention
Visiting Friends Stories · 2 mentions
Three Sisters Plays · 2 mentions
The Cherry Orchard Plays · 1 mention

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