concept
Order of St. Stanislaus
the Stanislav
also: Станислав, Order of St. Stanislav
The most junior and most widely awarded of the imperial Russian orders, routinely given to civil servants; its casual mention here underscores the ordinariness of Kleshchev's undeserved honor.
Reading notes
- From the Diary of an Assistant Bookkeeper §14 the Stanislav
The Imperial Order of St. Stanislaus, the most junior and most widely awarded of the Russian imperial orders, routinely given to civil servants -- its casual mention underscores how ordinary an honor it was, ironic against Kleshchev's constant brushes with the law.
- The Thief §4 "Stanislav"
The Order of St. Stanislaus, the most junior imperial civil decoration, worn as a small enameled cross in the buttonhole -- the doctor's proud, furtive display of it marks small-town status anxiety.