Hegel, a Tailcoat, a Snowstorm

This chapter discusses Ivan Bunin's experience with the revolution in Russia. It considers Bunin's belief in Georg Hegel and his notion of rationality. The Bulgarian government offered Bunin complimentary passage as far as Belgrade alongside a small sum of money. Eventually, Bunin found himself living in Paris where he sometimes received letters from Moscow with all kinds of truths and lies. The chapter provides some excerpts of the letters he received, most of which were from his nephew and the son of his cousin. It also notes the compliments to Alexei Sergeevich Suvorin, who later became a famous writer in the seventies, about his literary taste.