From Chekhov's "Sakhalin"

 To decorate the walls they use sweet-papers, labels from vodka bottles and cigarette packets, and this deficiency does not tally at all with the substantial bed and painted floors. But what can be done about it? There is a high demand for artistry here, but God has not supplied the artists.

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