From 1881 to 1906
Fragments was published by the popular writer
Nikolay Leykin. From 1906 to 1908 it was run by the humorist
Viktor Bilibin. In the 1880s
Fragments was known as the most liberal of Russian humorous magazines.
Fragments played an important part in the early career of
Anton Chekhov. From 1882 to 1887
Fragments published more than 270 of Chekhov's works. ==Contributors==