place
Shakh-Mamai
also: Шах-Мамай
Ivan Aivazovsky's estate near Feodosia in Crimea, about twenty-five versts away, described by Chekhov as sumptuous and somewhat fairy-tale-like, comparable to estates one might see in Persia.
Reading notes
- To the Chekhovs, 23 July 1888. Feodosia. §4 Shakh-Mamai, Aivazovsky's estate
The marine painter Ivan Aivazovsky's country estate near Feodosia, about twenty-five versts away, which Chekhov visited on a day trip and describes as sumptuous and fairy-tale-like.