concept
Krylatka (winged cloak)
krylatka
also: крылатка
A loose, caped or 'winged' overcoat popular with civil servants and professionals in the 1880s, thrown on here over Popikov's underclothes as the closest thing to formal dress he manages before sitting down, still barely awake, to take sworn testimony.
Reading notes
- Thou and You §16 throws a cloak on over his underclothes
A krylatka was a loose, caped "winged" overcoat common among civil servants and professionals in the 1880s. That it's the only thing Popikov puts on over his underwear before conducting sworn testimony underscores how little ceremony he actually brings to an interrogation he insists on formal address for.