person
Stepanov
also: Степанов
A university-educated acquaintance mockingly said to be far above others in the circle, yet made to suffer a humiliating party prank -- Anton's example of people simultaneously overvalued and mistreated by their own set.
Reading notes
- To Al. P. Chekhov, February 1883. Moscow. §10 Stepanov
A university-educated acquaintance mockingly said to be "a thousand times above" Semyon Gavrilovich and Vasya, yet made to suffer a humiliating party prank -- Anton's example of people being both overvalued and mistreated by their own circle.