Perm => Moscow (1895)?

[Dassia Posner]

Dear colleagues,
I, too, am working on a production of Three Sisters.  Rather than suggesting a specific length of time, I might suggest a couple of sources that give a sense of what such a journey might be like.  Your colleague might want to look at Chekhov's "The Steppe" as well as his letters from his trip to Sakhalin.  Of course by the time Three Sisters was written, the Trans-Siberian Railroad had been built, but the Prozorovs' town is far from the railroad station, so I think these sources are still useful for inspiration in a rehearsal situation.  I also suggest Svetlana Boym's The Future of Nostalgia for her beautiful discussion of nostalgia as a temporal rather than physical displacement.
All best,
Dassia Posner

Dassia N. Posner, Ph.D
Assistant Professor, Theatre, Northwestern University

On May 29, 2012, at 3:51 AM, Nancy Condee <condee at PITT.EDU> wrote:

> Dear colleagues:
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> A former student sends along this query (below).  Perhaps some smart late-19th c. scholar among us could help her out.  Responses directly to her could sent to ngantshar at aol.com.
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> Many thanks in advance, Nancy
>  
> <<.  I am working on a production of The Three Sisters. I'm wondering if you could put me in touch with someone who could answer a question.  We're wondering how long it would have taken someone to travel from Perm to Moscow in 1895.  I know the trip takes 23 1/2 hours today.  Any clues?>>
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