person
Chekhov's uncle (unnamed, Father Paisy affair)
my uncle
also: моего дяди, дяди
An unnamed uncle of Chekhov's who is the source of intimate, unpublishable knowledge about Father Paisy's scandal and who had previously given Paisy alms; not identifiable by name from this letter alone and not established as the same figure as other unnamed uncles elsewhere in the corpus. Provisional, first appearance in this letter.
Reading notes
- To A. S. Suvorin, 14 February 1889. Moscow. §6 my uncle
Unnamed in this letter; the source of both intimate knowledge of Paisy's scandal and prior financial support (alms) to him. Not confidently identifiable with other unnamed uncles appearing elsewhere in the corpus; treated as a distinct, provisional entity pending further research.