Wings 48-54
pg. 48 - Lyubimovo
A town in Russia, east of Moscow and south of Nizhny Novgorod.
pg. 48 - the Unzha
A river in central Russia that connects to the Volga river.
pg. 48 - St Peter’s Day
A religious holiday celebrated on June 29th. It is a feast day, and actually celebrates both St Peter, who was notable for being the first to recognize Jesus as the son of God, and St Paul, who persecuted Christians before eventually converting to Christianity.
pg. 49 - the Vetluga
A river near Nizhny Novgorod. It feeds into the Volga river.
pg. 49 - the Moscow River
A river that runs through Moscow and connects up with the Volga river.
pg. 50 - droshky
A type of horse-drawn carriage.
pg. 52 - Cheremshany
A town in the east of Russia, north of the Sea of Japan.
pg. 52 - St Ilya’s Day
A religious holiday on July 20th in the Old Style calendar or August 2nd in the New Style calendar. It is celebrated with a feast. The person St. Ilya was a prophet who spread the message that there was one true god instead of multiple gods.
pg. 52 - Nizhny Novgorod
A city near the Volga river, formerly called Gorky. It is east of Moscow.
pg. 52 - kursaal
A public, recreational building at a health resort.
pg. 52 - Astrakhan
A city in Russia, near the Volga river. It is south of Moscow.
pg. 53 - Shakespeare
Lived April 23rd, 1564 and died April 23rd, 1616. He was a renowned writer of mostly plays. Shakespeare's works are credited with bringing many new words to the English language.
A Shakespeare play, written in 1596, in which two young people from rival families fall in love. The young woman, Juliet Capulet, was betrothed to another, but the young couple planned to marry secretly. The young man, Romeo Montague, is banished after a fight before this could happen, leading Juliet to fake her own death instead. Romeo finds her before he finds out about this plan, believes she is truly dead, and kills himself. When Juliet sees this, she also kills herself.
pg. 54 - icon-lamp
A religious item associated with the Russian Orthodox Church.
pg. 54 - britzka
A type of horse-drawn carriage.
pg. 54 - Moscow
The capital city of Russia. Notably, it is the location of the Kremlin, the government building in which the president of Russia lives which is fortified by a wall. Other additional buildings of interest are Saint Basil's Cathedral, the State Historical Museum, and the tomb of former Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin. These are all in or near the area called the Red Square, which is a space that has been used for a variety of public events both negative, such as riots and executions, and positive, such as community events including markets.
pg. 54 - Zamoskvorechye
A district of Moscow with a variety of historical sites. It is south of the Kremlin, and is noted for its architecture.
