In April his first story "The Booth" appeared in "Otechestvennye Zapiski" which he continued to contribute to up until the magazine's closure in 1884, working with Nikolai Nekrasov and Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin.
In April his first story "The Booth" appeared in "Otechestvennye Zapiski". He continued to contribute to this magazine up until its closure in 1884, working with Nikolai Nekrasov and Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin.