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Stukin i Khrustalnikov
Stukin and Khr
also: Стукин и Хрустальников, "Стукин и Хр"
A book on Russian banking practices, first mentioned by Chekhov as a model for cover paper for his own forthcoming collection, then praised for treating banking malpractice broadly across Russia rather than any single bank; Chekhov calls it the best of Leikin's books, though incomparable to the others in its kind.
Reading notes
- To N. A. Leikin, 27 May 1886. Babkino. §19 "Стукин и Хр"
Short for "Стукин и Хрустальников" ("Stukin and Khrustalnikov"), a book on Russian banking practices that Chekhov had mentioned to Leikin some weeks earlier in connection with the cover paper for his own forthcoming collection; here he praises its broad treatment of banking malpractice across Russia rather than a single institution.
- To N. A. Leikin, 23 April 1888. Moscow. §9 "Stukin and Khrustalnikov" has been stolen.
A book on Russian banking practices that had gone missing from Chekhov's lending library; he asks Leikin for a replacement copy, free or in trade for his own story collection "Twilight."
- To N. A. Lei Kin, 5 October 1888. Moscow. §5 "Stukin and Khr[ustalnikov]"
Leikin's banking-satire novel "Стукин и Хрустальников," abbreviated by Chekhov in the source as "Хр"; Chekhov ranks it well above "The Satyr and the Nymph" for its larger design and topical seriousness, calling it almost the sole monument to the banking scandals of the era.