While doing his work, he translated Ogai MORI's "Maihime" (The Dancing Girl) and Doppo KUNIKIDA's "Gyuniku to Bareisho" (Meat and Potatoes) into Russian, but suffered from insomnia due to nights during which the sun did not set.
一方、森鴎外の『舞姫』、国木田独歩の『牛肉と馬鈴薯』の露訳も行ったが、白夜のために不眠症に悩まされた。