kaz ov ' ▁( from ▁the ▁word ▁r ass kazy , ▁meaning ▁story ) ▁and ▁' Tom sky ' ▁( from ▁the ▁word ▁tom , ▁meaning ▁volume ), ▁but ▁they ▁wer en ' t ▁right ! ▁My ▁name ▁was ▁an ▁object ▁of ▁fun ▁to ▁my ▁fellow ▁ordin ands . ▁Why ▁were ▁we ▁' M amin ' ▁( m om ma ' s ▁boys ) ▁and ▁not ▁' Ty atin ' ▁( d addy ' s ▁boys )? ▁They ▁decided ▁the ▁best ▁pseud onym ▁was ▁Sib iry ak . ▁After ▁all , ▁Y ek ater in burg ▁is ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Ur als , ▁and ▁Rus si ans ▁regard ▁everything ▁beyond ▁the ▁Ur als , ▁including ▁Si ber ia , ▁as ▁all ▁one !" ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁major ▁work ▁was ▁The ▁Pri val ov ▁Fort une ▁( 1 8 8 3 ) ▁ ▁which ▁was ▁serial ized ▁to ▁great ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁journal ▁Del o . ▁ ▁The ▁publication ▁of ▁the ▁novel ▁Mountain ▁N est ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁journal ▁O tech est ven ny e ▁Z apis ki ▁( Not es ▁of ▁the ▁Father land ) ▁c ement ed ▁the ▁reputation ▁of ▁M amin - S ib iry ak ▁as ▁an ▁accomplished ▁real ist . ▁ ▁Re pe ated ▁tri ps ▁to ▁the ▁capital ▁( 1 8 8 1 – 2 , ▁ 1 8 8 5 – 6 ) ▁extended ▁M amin - S ib iry ak ' s ▁literary ▁contacts . ▁He ▁became ▁acquaint