▁became ▁his ▁literary ▁advis er ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁sp ouse ▁and ▁friend . ▁During ▁these ▁years , ▁he ▁made ▁numerous ▁tri ps ▁around ▁the ▁U ral ▁region ▁and ▁studied ▁its ▁history , ▁econom ics , ▁eth n ography , ▁and ▁daily ▁life . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s , ▁he ▁was ▁occupied ▁with ▁literary ▁work . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁he ▁divor ced ▁his ▁first ▁wife ▁and ▁married ▁the ▁actress ▁M . ▁Abr am ova ▁from ▁the ▁Y ek ater in burg ▁D ram atic ▁Theatre ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁St ▁Petersburg . ▁Abr am ova ▁died ▁a ▁year ▁later , ▁leaving ▁a ▁sick ▁daughter , ▁A ly on ush ka , ▁in ▁the ▁arms ▁of ▁a ▁dist ra ug ht ▁father . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁A ▁series ▁of ▁travel ▁sketch es ▁From ▁the ▁Ur als ▁to ▁Moscow ▁( 1 8 8 1 – 1 8 8 2 ) ▁were ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁Moscow ▁newspaper ▁Rus skie ▁V ed em osti ▁( Russ ian ▁News ). ▁Then ▁his ▁sketch es ▁In ▁the ▁Mountains ▁and ▁stories ▁At ▁the ▁Border ▁of ▁Asia ▁and ▁In ▁Bad ▁Sou ls ▁were ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁journal ▁Del o . ▁Many ▁were ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁pseud onym ▁D . ▁Sib iry ak . ▁ ▁Sib iry ak ▁means ▁" S iber ian " ▁in ▁Russian . ▁D mit ry ▁later ▁explained ▁how ▁his ▁friends ▁gave ▁him ▁the ▁name : ▁" I ▁first ▁tried ▁out ▁the ▁names ▁' R ass