His Letters of a Vacant Man from Petersburg to the Province appeared in Sovremennik in 1853 .
Encouraged by the trilogy 's success , Avdeev retired from the service and settled in his Orenburg Governorate family estate to become a professional writer .
Avdeev 's Letters of a Vacant Man from Petersburg to the Province appeared in Sovremennik in 1853 .
Encouraged by the trilogy 's success , Avdeev retired from the service and settled in his Orenburg Governorate family estate to become a professional writer .