About the book: year / "In compliance with the wishes of the student circle named after A.P. Chekhov, I am republishing this essay about Chekhov, although the form of presentation and development of his main thoughts is largely random and timed to coincide with a public lecture, does not completely satisfy me. However, it would be impossible to get by with partial alterations here, and therefore I prefer (except for certain phrases) to leave the text unchanged. Added again only about Chekhov’s attitude towards the Russian intelligentsia…»