Chekhov’s personal acquaintance with the writer DmItry Mamin-Sibiryak took place in early 1890s. Later Chekhov wrote to Alexey Suvorin:

 
In December 1901,Chekhov met LeonId Andreev in Yalta. He read his stories before, and described them as follows: “He lacks sincerity, lacks simplicity, and he is difficult to get used to. But… the public will get used to him, and it will be a great name”. When meeting in Moscow and in Yalta, the writers discussed contemporary literature and theatre. 

Nikolay Teleshov met Chekhov in Moscow, in 1888. 26 February, Chekhov sent his book “In Twilight” to Teleshov. The writers held correspondence. They met in Moscow and in Yalta. Chekhov visited the famous “Teleshov”s Wednesdays” (that was the name of the meetings arranged by a circle of progressive writers, the “Moscow Literary Community”). Chekhov watched Teleshov’s creative career. Upon reading the books ‘White Egret’ and ‘A Book of Stories and Poems’ he answered: ‘… I liked much of it, much admired me. Your writings are lovely’. 

Part of the Teleshov’s circle was the playwright Sergey Naidyonov (autonym -AlexEev). “We are anything but playwrights! — Ivan BUnin remembered Chekhov”s words. — The only true playwright is Naidyonov: a born play writer, with a very dramatic spring inside”. In 1909, Naidyonov, settled in Yalta, on doctors’ orders. There he spent the last years of his life. 

 
Another writer highly praised by Chekhov was StepAn Skitalets, (autonym - Petrov). In his letter to Gorky, Chekhov wrote: ‘Where is Skitalets? He is a very good writer, it will be shame and pity if he exhausts his inspiration’. In another letter he said: ‘L. Andreev is an artificial nightingale while Skitalets is a sparrow, but a live, rue sparrow! “.

 
Among the people from the Chekhov”s social circle in Yalta, Fanny Tatarinova is worth noting. She was famous in the city as a business woman, charity provider and public person, and also, as a publisher and editor of a Yalta daily – “Yaltinsky Listok” (Yalta bulletin). She was quite wealthy, one of the most beautiful buildings on the Yalta embankment, the “JalIta” hotel, belonged to her. The terrace roof of the hotel was used as a venue for private soirees, charity events. One of the most famous was a charity breakfast that Fanny Karlovna, a theatre fan who especially liked Chekhov, gave in celebration of the end of MKT tour to Yalta in April 1900.