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Delo
also: Дело, The Cause
A St. Petersburg monthly journal of radical-democratic leanings founded in 1866; by the mid-1880s it was visibly declining, prompting Chekhov's mixed, half-mocking remarks on its likely demise.
Reading notes
- To N. A. Leikin, 20–21 May 1884. Moscow. §12 "Delo"
Delo ('The Cause'), a serious St. Petersburg monthly of radical-democratic leanings founded in 1866; by the mid-1880s it was in visible decline, prompting Chekhov's mixed, half-mocking obituary tone here.