The publication of the novel Mountain Nest in 1884  in the journal Otechestvennye Zapiski (Notes of the Fatherland) cemented the reputation of Mamin-Sibiryak as an accomplished realist.
The publication of "Mountain Nest" in 1884 within the journal "Otechestvennye Zapiski" (Notes of the Fatherland) confirmed Mamin-Sibiryak's reputation as a skilled realist writer.