hɪz ɡˈɛsts ɑːɹ nˈoʊn tə hæv ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ˈæntɑːn tʃˈɛkhɑːv, tˈɜːdʒənˌɛv, mˈæksɪm ɡˈoːɹki, ðə pˈeɪntɚz vˈæləntˌɪn sˈɛɹɑːv, ænd ˈɪlɪɚ ɹᵻpˈɪn.
His guests are known to have included Anton Chekhov, Turgenev, Maxim Gorky, the painters Valentin Serov, and Ilya Repin.