concept
Kumys
kumys
also: кумыс
Fermented mare's milk, drunk as a folk remedy and prescribed as a "kumys cure" for consumptives in the steppe regions of the Russian Empire; Sasha's plan to go drink kumys after the Volga is a quietly ominous detail, since he is already dying of the disease it was believed to treat.
Reading notes
- The Bride §143 kumys
Fermented mare's milk, drunk as a folk cure for consumptives in the steppe regions of the Russian Empire; Sasha's plan to drink it after his Volga trip is a quietly ominous detail, since he is already dying of the disease it was believed to treat.