concept
Shveytsarskaya (porter's lodge)
porter's lodge
also: швейцарская
The entry room of a government office staffed by a doorman (shveytsar); a semi-private space just off the main office where clerks could speak out of a superior's earshot.
Reading notes
- The Deputy, or the Tale of How Desdemonov Lost 25 Roubles §2 porter's lodge
The shveytsarskaya, or porter's lodge, was the entry room of a government office staffed by a doorman (a shveytsar) -- a semi-private space just off the main office where clerks could speak out of a superior's earshot.