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Nikolai Pavlovich Chekhov (Russian: Николай Павлович Чехов; May 23, 1858 – June 29, 1889) was a Russian painter. He was a brother of Anton Chekhov. Biography. As a child Chekhov showed talents for art and music. He attended the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture.
Nov 15, 2016 · Anton Pavlovich Chekhov's letter to his older brother Nikolai - which features his 8 Qualities of Cultured People - has done the rounds, but there's no harm in sharing it again for any of you who may have missed it.
The death of Chekhov's brother Nikolai from tuberculosis in 1889 influenced A Dreary Story, finished that September, about a man who confronts the end of a life that he realises has been without purpose.
Nikolai Chekhov (5 February 1882) To Nikolai Chekhov. March 1886, Moscow. Dear young Zabelin. I hear that remarks passed by Schechtel and me have offended you . . . The capacity for taking offense is a quality confined to elevated minds, yet if Ivanenko, Misha, Nelly and I are fit subjects for laughter, why can't we make fun of you ?
Jun 5, 2014 · The writer Nikolai Gogol lies dying. He strains to pull the half dozen leeches off his nose, but his hands are too firmly tied to the bed. Meanwhile, the quack doctors treating him prepare...
May 15, 2019 · Formatted as a private autobiographical account, Anton Chekhov ’s “A Boring Story” is the story of an elderly and illustrious medical professor named Nikolai Stepanovich.
Feb 17, 2018 · In 1886, Russian playwright and short-story writer Anton Chekhov wrote a letter of advice to his beloved older brother Nikolai, a talented painter and writer who suffered from severe alcoholism.
