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Rodnik (The Spring)

Rodnik

also: "Роднике", "Родник", "The Spring", "The Wellspring", Rodnik

A St. Petersburg children's magazine with which the editor Ye. A. Sysoyeva was then involved; she invited Chekhov to contribute, and he agreed in principle despite being unfamiliar with its program. Its editress, Marfa Kharitonovna Rylindronova, once wrote Chekhov a fawning letter; he jokingly proposed it as a venue for Kiseleva's story "The Stall."

Reading notes

To Ye. A. Sysoyeva, 7 November 1887. Moscow. §5 "Rodnik"
"Rodnik" ("The Spring"), a St. Petersburg children's magazine with which Sysoyeva was involved; this is the periodical's first appearance in the corpus. Chekhov admits he has never written for children and does not know the magazine's program, but agrees in principle to try, having heard it well spoken of.
To A. S. Kiselev, 10 November 1887. Moscow. §7 I will not give her story to "Rodnik"
Rodnik ("The Spring"), the St. Petersburg children's magazine whose editor Ye. A. Sysoyeva had recently invited Chekhov to contribute; he here jokingly ties passing along Maria Vladimirovna's own story to the magazine to her husband's attendance at the premiere -- leverage rather than literal editorial gatekeeping.
To M. V. Kiseleva, 2 November 1888. Moscow. §8 Why is it you are not writing for Rodnik?
\emph{Rodnik} ("The Spring"/"The Wellspring,") is the St. Petersburg children's magazine Kiseleva wrote for, previously discussed in letter (Ye. A. Sysoyeva's invitation) and; Chekhov here gently chides Kiseleva for having stopped contributing to it.
To Ye. A. Sysoyeva, 2 November 1888. Moscow. §5 "Rodnik"
The same St. Petersburg children's magazine named in and, here referred to familiarly without its full description; Chekhov had agreed in principle (Nov. 1887) to contribute, and reports here -- nearly a year on -- that he still has not managed it.