As with Chekhov, Bunin quarreled

The reason that the friendship of writers rested in Bose became Bunin letter he wrote to Anton Pavlovich "Life is hard in a minute." In a letter written on eight pages close handwriting, Bunin was poured out on the full program, wrote about his depression, the loss of meaning in life, a creative crisis and stagnation of insomnia and headaches, the bitter fate of the country, of hopelessness and thoughts of suicide.
In response Chekhov rescued a short telegram: "And you, my friend Ivan Alekseich less vodka drink»
They did not communicate