Lidia Mizinova et son amant Ignati Potapenko ont servi de modèle à Tchekhov / (en)The Women of The Seagull/ http://www.bostontheatrescene.com/http://www.bostontheatrescene.com /Articles/seagull/Gallery/The-Women-of-iThe-Seagulli/ « As an aspiring performer amongst the famous artists at Melikhovo, she has been taken as a prototype of Nina in The Seagull, and Nina’s tragic dalliance with Trigorin seems lifted directly from Lika’s affair with Potapenko (27-09-2016) »
(en) Z. Rukalski, « Maupassant and Chekhov: Similarities », Revue Canadienne des Slavistes, no Volume 11, n°3, , p. 346-358 (13 pages) (lire en ligne).Consulté le .