Poznámky
Gobelins: the famous French royal manufactory of tapestries, founded in the 17th century; here used as a stylistic reference for rich, pictorial needlework. ↩
Serbia: the Serbian–Ottoman War of 1876–78 had just begun; thousands of Russian volunteers crossed to fight alongside Serbia, a major public excitement in Russia that summer. ↩
Partant pour la Syrie: a French romance (1807) that became enormously popular under Napoleon III's Second Empire; its familiar tune made it an irresistible vehicle for parody. In French in the original. ↩