place
the Georgian Military Road
Georgian Military Road
also: Военно-грузинская дорога, the Military Georgian Road
The historic highway over the main Caucasus range linking Vladikavkaz to Tiflis, crossing the Daryal Gorge; Chekhov traveled it during his July-August 1888 Caucasus journey and describes it here as a poem written by a demon and dedicated to Tamara.
Reading notes
- To K. S. Barantsevich, 12 August 1888. Sumy. §4 Georgian Military Road
The historic highway over the main Caucasus range from Vladikavkaz to Tiflis, crossing the Daryal Gorge; the route Chekhov had just traveled on the return leg of his July-August 1888 journey.