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Niva
also: Нива
A hugely popular illustrated Russian weekly magazine (founded 1869) that gave out art-print premiums to subscribers; the premiums decorating Rebrotesov's drawing room are the kind of provincial parlor decor Chekhov gently mocks throughout his early stories.
Reading notes
- Tears Invisible to the World §50 Niva
Russia's most popular illustrated weekly, which rewarded loyal subscribers with framed art-print 'premiums' -- exactly the sort of parlor decor found on the walls of provincial households like Rebrotesov's.
- At the Almshouse for the Incurable and the Aged §5 "Niva"
A hugely popular illustrated weekly, whose art-print supplements (here a cut-out bathing woman) were pinned up as cheap parlor decoration in provincial and lower-middle-class Russian homes.