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Rodion Mendelevich

Rodion

also: Родион Менделевич, Rodion

A downtrodden, half-starved young Moscow writer of uncertain trade (Chekhov jokes he is not quite a chemist, not quite a tailor) whose verses caught Chekhov's eye; Chekhov recruited him as a prospective contributor to Oskolki and forwarded a first batch of his poems to Leikin with cautious praise.

Mentioned in 3 works (32 mentions)

To N. A. Leikin, 30 September 1885. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
Notebooks. Diaries Notebooks · 1 mention
The New Villa Stories · 30 mentions

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