person
Gavrilka Sokolnikov
Gavrilka
also: Гаврилка Сокольников
A family acquaintance jokingly credited by Chekhov with inventing an electric motor, cited as typical of the era's amateur enthusiasm for electricity; also seen at a New Year's gathering at Pushkaryov's.
Reading notes
- To Al. P. Chekhov, 25 December 1882. Moscow. §8 Gavrilka Sokolnikov
A family acquaintance jokingly credited with inventing an electric motor, cited as an example of the era's amateur enthusiasm for the new science of electricity.