person
Petrovsky
also: Петровский
Invoked by Chekhov as a comparison for his own complete immersion in female company during the Odessa summer of 1889 ("like Petrovsky, I gravitated to female company"); unidentified, possibly a shared acquaintance or a literary/theatrical figure known for the same trait. Distinct from the other Petrovsky entries in this corpus (the Moscow bookseller and the 1888 Sumy guest); not otherwise cross-referenced.
Reading notes
- To I. P. Chekhov, 16 July 1889. Parokhod "Olga". §5 like Petrovsky, I gravitated to female company
Invoked only as a point of comparison for Chekhov's own immersion in the troupe's female company; unidentified, and distinct from the other Petrovsky entries elsewhere in this corpus (a Moscow bookseller and a 1888 Sumy guest).