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Tarantass
tarantass
also: тарантас
A large, springless four-wheeled Russian carriage built for long, rough journeys over unpaved country roads.
Reading notes
- Мужики §205 cheap tarantass
A tarantass was a large, springless four-wheeled Russian carriage built for rough cross-country travel; that the district inspector's own tarantass is noted as "cheap" is a small, deflating detail about a man whose visit otherwise carries the full weight of state authority over the village.
- St. Peter's Day §3 tarantasses
A tarantass was a large, springless four-wheeled Russian carriage, built for long, rough cross-country journeys such as the hunt in this story.
- The Post §7 tarantass
A tarantass is a large, springless four-wheeled Russian carriage built for rough country roads; its lack of suspension explains why the vehicle "rocked like a drunken man" over the forest roots (section 23) and why the runaway (sections 25-30) throws its passengers so violently.
- In the Ravine §178 the tarantass
A large, springless Russian carriage built for rough country roads, which Aksinya drives out to the brickworks nearly every day.
Mentioned in 19 works (70 mentions)
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