place
Old Basmannaya Street
Old Basmannaya
also: Старая Басманная улица, Old Basmannaya
A street in Moscow where the Prozorov siblings were born and lived before their father's regiment moved the family to the provinces; Vershinin, who served under the sisters' father, once lived there too, and the coincidence deepens his bond with the household.
Reading notes
- Three Sisters §129 Old Basmannaya Street
A street in Moscow where the Prozorov children were born, named for their old family house; it becomes a small point of connection when Vershinin turns out to have lived on the very same street.