About the book: 1982 / 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 and early years of the 20th century. The twelfth volume ends the publication of A.P.’s letters. Chekhov. This explains its construction, which is different from all previous volumes. The book is divided into two main sections. The first of them contains the last letters - 1904. In the second section, all known dedicatory inscriptions of Chekhov are collected for the first time. http://ruslit.traumlibrary.net