列夫·托尔斯泰断言:“契诃夫是一位无与伦比的艺术家。”托马斯·曼赞扬道:“毫无疑问,契诃夫的艺术在欧洲文学中属于最有力、最优秀的一类。”库普林深情地预言:“几百年过去以后,时间会抹去现在活着的千千万万人的遗名。可是后代的人却会感激地叫着契诃夫的名字,默默地哀悼 Leo Tolstoy asserted: “Chekhov is an incomparable artist.” Thomas Mann praised: “There is no doubt that Chekhov’s art belongs to the most powerful and excellent category in European literature ”Kuplin profoundly predicted:" After hundreds of years have passed, time will erase the legacy of the tens of millions of people now alive, but future generations will gratefully cheer Chekhov’s name silently Mourning