place
Crimea
also: Крым
The peninsula on the Black Sea favored by the newly rich Bugrov and by Grokholsky as a fashionable, mild-climate resort for their dachas.
Reading notes
- Ionych §168 the Crimea
The Black Sea peninsula was a standard destination for genteel Russian families seeking a milder climate; the Turkins' yearly trip there marks Vera Iosifovna and Yekaterina Ivanovna's quiet decline into invalidism.
- About Love §46 Crimea
The Black Sea peninsula, a favored resort for its mild climate; Anna Alekseyevna's doctors send her there for her nerves as the story moves toward its parting.
- To A. N. Pleshcheyev, 9 February 1888. Moscow. §8 run off to the Crimea
Chekhov fantasizes about a solitary working retreat to the Crimea to write the novel he has in mind, a recurring daydream in his letters of this period.
- To N. A. Leikin, 10 April 1889. Moscow. §6 the Crimea
The Black Sea peninsula, a standard destination prescribed for Russian consumptives and convalescents for its mild climate; Chekhov notes the trip is medically advisable for his brother but financially out of reach.
- To Ye. M. Lintvareva, 17 April 1889. Moscow. §3 There is no money to go to the Crimea
The Crimean peninsula, a standard destination for consumptive patients seeking a warmer climate; Chekhov says he cannot afford to send his brother there and will go to Luka instead.
- A Case from Practice §30 views of the Crimea
The Crimean peninsula on the Black Sea, a fashionable resort region for well-off Russians; the sentimental seaside paintings in the drawing room are part of the story's catalogue of the family's bought, tasteless luxury.
- Live Merchandise §126 Crimea
The Black Sea peninsula favored by both the newly rich Bugrov and Grokholsky as a fashionable, mild-climate resort for their rival dachas.