concept
Moscow Toll-Gate
toll-gate
also: застава
One of the old customs and toll barriers (zastava) marking the boundary where Moscow proper met its outlying districts; through the 19th century these remained checkpoints and the practical edge past which city transport like the horse-tram did not run.
Reading notes
- A Lost Cause §54 toll-gate
One of the old customs/toll barriers (zastava) marking the boundary where Moscow proper met its outlying districts like Sokolniki; through the 19th century they remained transit points where transport and duties were checked.