institution
Restaurant London (Moscow)
the "London"
also: ресторан "Лондон"
A real, fashionable Moscow restaurant of the period, a recurring destination in Chekhov's early stories for a man drowning his troubles in drink.
Reading notes
- O Women, Women! §35 the restaurant "London"
A real, fashionable Moscow restaurant of the period, a byword in Chekhov's early stories for a place where a wounded man goes to drown his troubles.