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Re:Chekhov: “Cultured people must, in my opinion, satisfy th... by whack on Tuesday March 14, 2017 @03:22PM (#13870637)
Characterizing a town's inhabitants as being "drunkards" and "dull" doesn't really sound much in keeping with his own first rule...
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Re:Chekhov: “Cultured people must, in my opinion, satisfy th... by vatotemking on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @02:16AM (#13874169)
No man is perfect, even Checkhov. From the article: "These eight conditions are not a checklist, but a guideline—a “true north” of sorts that reveals to us the direction we must go…"
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Re:Chekhov: “Cultured people must, in my opinion, satisfy th... by frankzinger on Thursday March 16, 2017 @12:54AM (#13882625)
Also:

  What is needed is constant work, day and night,
  constant reading, study, will ... Every hour
  is precious for it …
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Re:Chekhov: “Cultured people must, in my opinion, satisfy th... by gluggymug on Tuesday March 14, 2017 @10:15PM (#13873259)
In Russia, that's not considered as an insult.
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