Monthly Archives: November 2013

Sergei Morozov’s 2,000 Rubles

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Serge Gregory

When Levitan found out in early May 1897 about Chekhov’s coughing up of blood and 15-day stay at a Moscow clinic, he himself was on his way to the brine baths of Bad Nauheim in Germany for treatment of his … Continue reading →

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Maupassant’s “Fort comme la mort”

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Serge Gregory

When Levitan sought out Maria Chekhova’s sympathy for the messy affair of having both Anna Turchaninova and her daughter Varvara fall in love with him in the summer of 1896, she shot back angrily that perhaps he had been reading … Continue reading →

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Levitan and Diaghilev

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Serge Gregory

Sergei Diaghilev is most well-known as the impresario of the Ballets Russes based in Paris between 1909 and 1929. So it may come as a surprise to learn that in the late 1890’s he played an influential role in supporting … Continue reading →

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