Nekrasov on his sickbed. Painting by Ivan Kramskoi (State Tretyakov Art Gallery). After the appearance of Nekrasov's 'The Last Songs' in the journal 'Otechestvennye Zapiski', telling of his suffering and approaching death, the poet began to receive numerous letters and telegrams of sympathy from all, even the most distant part of Russia. Supplied By: SCRSS - Society for Co-operation in Russian & Soviet Studies