Лев Толстой - The Kreutzer Sonata / Крейцерова соната. Книга для чтения на английском языке

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Kreutzer Rodolpho (1766–1831), a French violinist, composer, conductor; Ludwig van Beethoven devoted one of his sonatas to that violinist

moujiks– Russian peasants

my little father– old Russian informal address

seraglio– the part of a Muslim house or palace in which the wives and concubines are secluded; harem

The Domostroy– a matrimonial code of the days of Ivan the Terrible (1530–1584)

Menelaus– in ancient Greek stories, the king of Sparta, the husband of Helen of Troy

Paris– a prince of Troy who caused the Trojan War by taking Helen away from Greece

raskolniks– dissenters

penumbra– a slightly dark area between full shadow or darkness and full light

steppe– a large area of land without tress, especially in Russia and parts of Asia

voluptuary– ( usually derog .) a person who gets great enjoyment from physical comfort, especially sexual activity

Penza– a city in the centre of Russia

liaison – ( French ) an illicit sexual relationship between a man and a woman

coquette– a woman who tries to attract the admiration of men without having sincere feelings for them

Kvass– sort of cider, a Russian beer made from barley, malt, and rye

troika– a Russian carriage drawn by a team of three horses side by side