“On Wednesday in the winter of 1886/87, my first meeting with Vladimir Sergeevich Solovyov took place at the Lopatins. At one time, I described this meeting and the entire conversation that took place between us in a letter to my brother Sergei, then living in Kaluga. I remember that I gave an extract from the letter to S. M. Lukyanov, who probably placed it in his collection of biographical materials about Solovyov. Therefore, I now have no need to reproduce these conversations, which at the time of writing the letter were much fresher in my memory. I’ll just say about the general impression that this acquaintance made on me...”