Mikhail Chekhov (writer)

Two years later, he was appointed head of the Treasury Chamber (an office representing the Ministry of Finance) in Yaroslavl.

After publishing several stories in Novoye Vremya, he became dissatisfied with their editorial policy and established his own journal, The European Library,[2] but financial constraints prevented him from producing many issues.

Over the next few years, he contributed to numerous periodicals under a variety of pseudonyms, including "Капитан Кук" (Captain Cook).

In 1904, he published a collection of essays and stories, followed in 1905 by the novels, Синий чулок (Blue Stockings) and Сироты (Orphans).

From 1907 to 1917, he was the publisher, editor and almost sole contributor to Золотое детство (Golden Childhood), a magazine for children.

His biography of his brother, Anton, was begun in 1905 with a series of short memoirs in the magazine Zhurnal Dlya Vsekh.

In 1926, he became ill with angina pectoris and moved to Yalta, where he worked with Maria to create a museum at Anton's home.