office
Kvartalnyy (district police officer)
district constable
also: квартальный
A low-ranking police officer responsible for a city district (kvartal); Desdemonov's tale of once demanding an apology from one is offered, absurdly, as proof of his great personal courage.
Reading notes
- The Deputy, or the Tale of How Desdemonov Lost 25 Roubles §12 the district constable
The kvartalnyy was a low-ranking police officer responsible for a city district (a kvartal); Desdemonov's oft-repeated tale of once demanding an apology from one is offered, absurdly, as proof of his great personal courage.
- The Bad Boy §27 district overseers
The kvartalnyy nadziratel, a low-ranking city police officer in charge of a district; the entry jokes that they use the insult "canaille" as a term of endearment.