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Moscow-Kursk Railway
Moscow-Kursk railway
also: Московско-Курская дорога, Moscow-Kursk-Voronezh railway
A Moscow rail line (opened 1868) whose clerical staff were proverbial for low pay and long hours; the gudgeon in the story's allegory serves on it, grounding his drudgery in a recognizable contemporary institution.
Reading notes
- A Fishy Business §23 Moscow-Kursk railway
A real Moscow rail line (opened 1868, later the Moscow-Kursk-Voronezh railway) whose clerical staff were proverbial for low pay and long hours -- grounding the gudgeon's drudgery in a recognizable contemporary institution.