About the book: 1980 / Twelve volumes of the series - this is a kind of documentary narrative of Chekhov about his life and his work. At the same time, the educational significance of Chekhov's letters is broader than their biographical value: they contain the pulse of the entire cultural and social life of Russia at the end of the 19th - early years of the 20th century. The ninth volume includes letters from January 1900 to the end of March 1901. http:/ /ruslit.traumlibrary.net