Visiting the Turks. A Humorous Description of the Journey of Spouses Nikolai Ivanovich and Glafira Semyonovna Ivanov Through Slavic Lands to Constantinople

Glafira Semyonovna and Nikolai Ivanovich Ivanov, now seasoned travelers, set off for Constantinople. The journey was already easier for them. After the Gypsy kingdom of Hungary, the route passed through Slavic lands, and their common brotherly roots made understanding easier. However, our compatriots distinguished themselves by almost making it into the crime news. Glafira Semyonovna threw a piece of ham at a Serbian customs officer, while Nikolai Ivanovich posed as an imposter, giving interviews about the absence of samovars in Sofia and their influence on Russian-Bulgarian relations.