place
Tiflis
also: Тифлис
The historic name (used under the Russian Empire) for Tbilisi, capital of Georgia -- quoted here by Yegorov from a satirical squib mocking Caucasian princes.
Reading notes
- A Heroine of a Lady §15 Tiflis
The historic name (under the Russian Empire) for Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, where the general's invented colonel retires to show off his red lining.
- The Green Braid §15 Tiflis
The Russian imperial-era name for Tbilisi, capital of Georgia; quoted here from the satirical squib as a stand-in for the Caucasian nobility the princess claims descent from.