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the Andryushka Dmitrievs
Andryushka Dmitrievs
also: андрюшки дмитриевы
A dismissive collective nickname Chekhov coins for the editors and critics who praised him merely as a first-rate humorist without recognizing more serious literary ambition.
Reading notes
- To Al. P. Chekhov, 13 May 1883. Moscow. §5 the Andryushka Dmitrievs
A dismissive collective nickname ("little Andrei Dmitrievs") for the editors and critics who, in Chekhov's view, praised him merely as a first-rate humorist rather than recognizing more serious literary ambition.