"In Chekhov Russia fell in love with itself...". Kuprin's Commandment
Chekhov and Kuprin's art according to Ivan Ilyin is a «segment of the Russian national life, even more than that - it's artistically presented a philosophy of life». At first glance, it might seem that the writers offer different philosophies. But in practice, and Chekhov, who was looking for higher meaning and Kuprin, who like a boy being in love with life and hating everything that defiles it, called to the same - leave the attachment to the perishable treasures and strive to the ideal of beauty.