person
Kuzya
A relation of the aunt Nastenka, cited as proof that a trade career (earning five hundred rubles a year in an office) beats classical schooling for a boy of modest means.
Reading notes
- A Classicist's Misfortune §15 Kuzya
Nastenka's relation, held up as the sensible alternative to Vanya's classical education: a young man earning five hundred rubles a year in a trading office rather than struggling with Greek.