person
Sergei Mikhailovich Tretyakov
Tretyakov
also: городской голова Третьяков, бывший городской голова Третьяков, former city mayor Tretyakov
Former mayor of Moscow (served 1877-1881), brother of the art collector Pavel Tretyakov; mentioned here as having bought two copies of Chekhov's book, a small but pleasing sign that it was selling.
Reading notes
- To N. A. Leikin, 21 March 1887. Moscow. §8 the former city mayor Tretyakov
Sergei Mikhailovich Tretyakov, Moscow's city mayor from 1877 to 1881 and brother of the art collector Pavel Tretyakov; his purchase of two copies is cited as modest evidence that Chekhov's first book was finding readers.