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The X— Club
X— Club
also: Х-ой общественный клуб
An unnamed provincial social club (obshchestvennyi klub) hosting a charity masquerade ball; the elided name is a stock device for small-town anonymity in Chekhov's satirical sketches.
Reading notes
- The Mask §1 X— Club
A provincial social club (obshchestvennyi klub), the standard venue for balls, cards, and charity events in Chekhov's small-town Russia; naming it only by an initial letter is a conventional device suggesting any-town anonymity.