German Quarter (Russian: Немецкая слобода, romanized: Nemetskaya sloboda), also known as the Kukuy Quarter (Кукуйская слобода), was a neighbourhood in...

used in lieu of "character". Nitoburg (1933). The German Quarter [Немецкая слобода], pp. 232–233: Russian: Cлыхал восточную сказку?, lit. 'Have you heard...

craftsmen and traders were allowed to settle in Moscow's German Quarter (Немецкая слобода, or Nemetskaya sloboda), as they provided essential technical skills...