Eydkühnen (Chernyshevskoye)

Research Status: Basic Last Updated: 2026-02-10

Basic Information

Eydkühnen (now Chernyshevskoye, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia) was a small Prussian border town on the Russian-German frontier. It served as the main railway crossing point between Germany and the Russian Empire. Marie and her family passed through Eydkühnen in late July/early August 1876 en route to Russia, spending several days waiting at the Hôtel de Russie while Étienne traveled from Konotop.

Diary References

• Carnet 064 (July-August 1876): Extended stay at the frontier town, descriptions of the bleak landscape, the simple hotel, evening walks.