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Why and How Anton Chekhov went to Sakhalin

The essay written by Donald Rayfield for the book Calamity Islands

Oleg Klimov

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Why and How Anton Chekhov went to Sakhalin
Anton Chekhov (second from left - in the left photo, first from left - in the right photo) in southern Sakhalin (Kusun-Katan) during a picnic in honor of Japanese Consul G. Kudze-san. October 7–9, 1890. Photograph by Alexei von Frike