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Dacha "circle"
dacha circle
also: krug
A summer-colony social gathering held in a round clearing or pavilion at a dacha settlement, where young people danced in the evenings — a standard courtship setting in Chekhov's early comic sketches.
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- My Nana §2 dacha "circle"
A summer-colony social gathering held in a round clearing or pavilion (a 'krug') at a dacha settlement outside a city, where young people would dance in the evenings — a staple courtship setting in Chekhov's early comic sketches.
- At the Summer Cottage §26 dacha colony
The 'summer-colony circle' translates дачный круг -- a clearing or open area at a dacha settlement, often literally a circular walk or pavilion, where summer residents strolled and socialized in the evenings and which functioned as a standard courtship setting in Chekhov's early comic fiction.
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