concept
Zemstvo Hut
zemstvo hut
also: земская изба, zemskaya izba
A rural way-station maintained by the district zemstvo for traveling officials, divided into a clean "gentlefolk's" half and a black peasant half with a stove and sleeping shelf; Lesnitsky's corpse and, for one night, the two investigators share it.
Reading notes
- On Official Business §2 zemstvo hut
A rural way-station maintained by the district zemstvo for traveling officials, with a clean "gentlefolk's" half and a black peasant half; the corpse and the two investigators end up sharing it for the night.