Alexey Sklyarenko: "...the dark-red
New World Express reached Brazilia and Witch (or Viedma, founded by a Russian
admiral). (2.2) Ved'ma ("The Witch," 1886) is a story by Chekhov. The
only Russian admiral mentioned in Ada is Tobakoff (after whom the Tobago
Islands, or the Tobakoff Islands, are named: 2.5). Chekhov is the author of
two scenes O vrede Tobaka ("On the Harm of Tobacco") and Svad'ba ("The
Wedding"), a scene based on his earlier story "The Wedding with a General"
(1884), in which the general turns out to be a retired naval
Captain."
JM: There's a Captain Viedma in Cervantes's Don
Quixote. Check: books.google.com.br/books?isbn=087220958X...Miguel de
Cervantes Saavedra, James Houston Montgomery, David Quint - 2009 - Fiction
- ~
"It is at Lepanto that Cervantes' character, Captain Viedma, who recounts
his story, the captive's tale, in Chapters 39–41 of Part One of Don Quixote, ...
"
Curiously Nabokov, in his Lectures on Don Quixote (Bowers p.145-146),
details the captive's tale as the story told by a soldier. He doesn't mention
the name Viedma.
Another interesting information - although it indicates a different
date for Nabokov's birthday (would he be aware of that?)
22 of April is 112º Day of
Year of Gregorian Calendar and 113º
in leap year years . They are 253
days to finalize the year.
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1779
: Argentina / Virreinato of the River of the Silver :
Foundation of the
cities of Viedma and Carmen de Patagones by the navigator Francisco de Viedma
and Narváez .
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1899
: Vladimir Nabokov, Russian writer. ...