place
Sofyino
also: Софьино, Sofyino
Alyokhin's estate, left to him with a heavy debt from his father, which he has worked himself for years rather than abandon; the setting where he tells the story of his love for Anna Alekseyevna.
Reading notes
- Gooseberries §8 Sofyino
Alyokhin's estate, reached by Ivan Ivanych and Burkin after a long walk through the rain; its bathing-house, mill, and drawing room furnish the story's frame around Ivan Ivanych's narrative.
- About Love §9 Sofyino
Alyokhin's estate, left to him with a heavy debt from his father, which he has worked himself for years rather than abandon.