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From the book:In 1841 a serf belonging to a Russian nobleman purchased his freedom and the freedom of his family for 3,500 roubles, being at the rate of 700 roubles a soul, with one daughter, Alexandra, thrown in for nothing. The grandson of this serf was Anton Chekhov, the author; the son of the nobleman was Tchertkov, the Tolstoyan and friend of Tolstoy. There is in this nothing striking to a Russian, but to the English student it is sufficiently significant for several reasons. It illustrates how recent a growth was the educated middle-class in pre-revolutionary Russia, and it shows, what is perhaps more significant, the homogeneity of the Russian people, and their capacity for completely changing their whole way of life.
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Letters Of Anton Chekhov
June 30, 2004, Kessinger Publishing
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Letters of Anton Chekhov to his family and friends: with biographical sketch
1920, The Macmillan Company
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"I got your letter when I was fearfully bored and was sitting at the gate yawning, and so you can judge how welcome that immense letter was."
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