Telega () is a type of four-wheel horse-drawn vehicle, whose primary purpose is to carry loads, similar to a wain, known in Russia and other countries. It has been defined as "a special type commonly used in the southern and south-western provinces for the carriage of grain, hay and other agricultural products"."Telega carriage", an article from the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (1890-1906)
It is described and spelled telga in Jules Verne's novel Michael Strogoff. It is spelled telyega in Leo Tolstoy's story "The Two Old Men" in Tolstoy: Tales of Courage and Conflict.Charles Neider, ed., Nathan Haskell Dole, translator. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc. (1985), p. 351.
See also Glossary of Russian horse-drawn vehicles
Horses in Russia
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