place
San Stefano
also: Сан-Стефано, сан-стефанский
A town near Constantinople where the 1878 treaty ending the Russo-Turkish War was signed on terms highly favorable to Russia and Bulgaria; 'the peace of San Stefano' became a stock patriotic toast of the period.
Reading notes
- Out of the Frying Pan into the Fire §103 San Stefano
The 1878 Treaty of San Stefano ended the Russo-Turkish War on highly favorable terms for Russia and Bulgaria; 'drinking to the peace of San Stefano' is a stock patriotic toast of the period, offered here half-mockingly in a tavern.
- Thieves §32 the Treaty of San Stefano
The 1878 treaty ending the Russo-Turkish War; Yergunov's mention of returning to Russia "after the Treaty of San Stefano" and entering the zemstvo service is meant to sound impressively worldly, part of the self-important resume he offers before launching into his devil story.