place
Sokolniki
also: Сокольники
A wooded district on the northeastern edge of Moscow, in Chekhov's day a semi-rural area of pine and fir forest favored by prosperous families for summer dachas. The setting for the narrator's failed proposal scene.
Reading notes
- At the Fete in Sokolniki §1 fete
"Gulyanie" -- an open-air popular festival, common in Sokolniki park on spring and summer holidays like May Day, with tea stalls, vendors, and crowds strolling the avenues.
- To N. P. and I. P. Chekhov, 28 April 1880. Moscow. §4 Sokolniki
A wooded park on the northeastern edge of Moscow, a popular destination for picnics and outings from the city center.