Fershel

[Otto Boele]

Dear Seelangers,

In a personal letter to Chekhov (November 22nd, 1903) Diaghilev makes fun of Leonid Andreyev, in particular, of his lack of erudition and fine manners.  To Diaghilev this is epitomized by the fact Andreyev dared to mention the journal "Fershel" in a personal conversation ("... pod konets, dazhe pro zhurnal Fershel stal govorit"). 

Does anyone have a clue what Diaghilev is referring to? I didn't find any Fershel in the "Bibliografiia periodicheskikh izdanii Rossii 1901-1916." (red. V.M. Barasenkova, O.D. Golubevoi, N.Ja. Morachevskogo).  

Any suggestions would be very much appreciated.

Otto Boele

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