# The Fantastic Story about a man in a pullman car

Vladimir Vladimirovich Zalesski

The Fantastic Story about a man in a pullman car


Anton Pavlovich Chekhov's father was a man with unusual interests. It seems, he was engaged in commerce; however he organized from fans a chorus which sang free of charge in temples of the city of Taganrog.


The local leadership was very confused by this initiative. A merchant is supposed to sell goods, not to conduct a choir.


And for what purpose did Pavel Egorovich include his own sons in this choir?


But there was a layer of Greek merchants in the city. One of the merchants remembered Mozart and his father. The idea about Mozart rotated-rotated in a local circles, and, eventually, it was pleasant to local influential people. They decided to brag about the own Mozart and pressed a couple of articles in local newspapers.


If Mozarts exist in Taganrog, it is necessary to cause them to St. Petersburg and to listen. Pavel Egorovich's choir was caused and listened.


All in all, not badly... Just in case Pavel Egorovich was awarded by order and pension. Let they sing - whom they disturb?


One of the sons of Pavel Egorovich - Anton - showed a penchant for literature. The choir goes on tour, sings. At the same time Anton Pavlovich writes travel notes.


The travel notes themselves may have been of no interest to anyone, but it seemed appropriate to the heads of Russian and foreign Newspapers to publish the notes of one of the Russian Mozarts. The public read such notes with interest.


One day during a trip on the train Chekhovs met Nikolai Georgievich Garin-Mikhailovsky.


Both the Pullman railway car and Garin-Mikhailovsky were pleasant Anton Chekhov. As a result, the novice writer published the story "The Man in the Pullman car."


Few times the fees from the British newspapers - of several tens of pounds sterling each - came. These honorariums adjusted Anton Chekhov on a serious thoughts. He began to give less time to chorus - there were enough candidates for chorus - more time was found for literature.


From a travel notes Anton Chekhov passed to a stories, from stories - to a plays, and, somehow unexpectedly, became a famous, popular author.


The popularity was working - the collections of stories by A.P. Chekhov were publishing.


The collections included, among other works, and the story "The Man in the Pullman car."


The public attention focused on Nikolai Garin-Mikhailovsky. It appeared, Garin-Mikhailovsky is the good expert, the businessman, also is engaged in literature.


Garin-Mikhailovsky was appointed the Minister of Railways.


Cooperation between Sergei Witte and Nikolai Garin-Mikhailovsky led to the fact that the Trans-Siberian Railway was built by 1904.


By this time, Anton Chekhov made a sea voyage around the world and, in particular, visited Sakhalin. He wrote a book "Sakhalin Island".


At the beginning of the Russian-Japanese war, the troops of the Russian Empire did not show much military success (the naval squadron was virtually destroyed by the opponent, besides, in the Tsushima Strait) , but the presence of the Trans-Siberian Railway and the advantage in resources made a result.


With a large expenses and losses the war was won by Russia.


Ports in the Pacific required a large number of people of a new type - independent, broad-minded, proactive, adapted to the international economy.


Gradually, the Romanov monarchy became a constitutional monarchy. Yekaterinburg remained an ordinary city - without an unique historical halo.


Anton Chekhov received one of the first Nobel Prizes in literature.


Pavel Egorovich happily lived as a gentleman in a rural estate. His life in the estate gave Anton Pavlovich Chekhov a creative impulse for the writing of the play "Cherry orchard".


Garin-Mikhailovsky for some time ruled Russia as Prime Minister.


A descendant of princes Gagarin in 1941 made the first space flight.


Citizens of different countries with pleasure were making and continue to make a trans-Eurasian trips, using a Pullman railway cars.


Anton Pavlovich loved to listen to recordings of Mozart, for example, "Quaerite primum regnum Dei" (Seek ye first the Kingdom of God)...


A major scale, a "light" and "joyful" sounding of events... That is, No. 41 in C major...


On July 24, 2019 01:35


Translation from Russian into English: July 24, 2019 10:13.

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