Alexander Pushkin - Повести Белкина / The Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich Belkin

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The Minor – a comedy by D. Fonvizin, a Russian writer of the 18th century

née – ( French ) born with the name

steward – ( old use ) a man who is employed to look after a house and lands

corvée – ( French ) an obligation imposed on inhabitants of a district to perform services as repair of reads, bridges, etc. for little or no remuneration

Follows an anecdote, which we do not give, deeming it superfluous; we assure the reader, however, that it contains nothing prejudicial to the memory of Ivan Petrovich Belkin

Indeed, in Mr. Belkin’s manuscript, there is an inscription, in the author’s hand, over each tale: “Heard by me from such-and-such a person” (follow rank or title and initials of name and surname). We quote for the curious student: The Postmaster was told to him by Titular Counsellor A.G.N.; The Shot by Lieutenant I.L.P.; The Undertaker by B.V., shop-assistant; The Snowstorm and Mistress into Maid by Miss K.I.T.

Baratynsky – a Russian poet of the 19th century

Hussars – soldiers of light cavalry

faro – ( cards ) a gambling game in which players bet on cards as they are drawn from the dealer’s box (var. of Pharaoh)

Burtzov, an officer of the Hussars, notorious for his drinking powers and escapades (TRANSLATOR’S NOTE)

Denis Davydov, author, 1781–1839 (TRANSLATOR’S NOTE)

liaison – ( French ) a sexual relationship between a man and woman not married to each other

verst – old Russian measure of distance equivalent to 3500 feet or 0.6629 miles or 1.067 kilometres

memento – ( Latin ) a small object which reminds one of something

Alexander Ypsilanti – (1792–1828), Greek patriot and revolutionary leader

Zhukovsky – a Russian poet of the 18th century

kopecks – a kopeck is one hundredth of a ruble (Russian money)

assessor – a person whose job is to calculate the value of property or the amount of income or taxes