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Mikhail Prishvin and Andrei Platonov are often regarded as like-minded writers, who advocated for Russian "cosmism." However, during their lifetime, there was a complex relationship between the two writers, and they had arguments more than once. Their debates were not only limited to the literary field, but also involved issues of environmental management and the public good. For example, Platonov was very critical of Prishvin's novel- la "Zhuravlinaya rodina" ("The Crane Homeland"), both as a writer and as a knowledgeable landscape ecologist. Another coincidence that added fuel to the annoyance was the fact that Andrei Platonov's literary "twin" - Alexey Platonov - contributed his novella "Makar - karaiuschaya ruka" ("Makar-the-Punishing-Hand") to the same issue of the "Novy Mir" journal that contained "The Crane Homeland." The present article aims to examine in detail the hidden, but very cutting remarks made by Andrei Platonov, which were directed towards Prishvin and the literary group "Pass." These remarks were published posthumously in the preface to his chronicle "Vprok" ("For the Future"). The article endeavors to explain the reasons behind Platonov's stance.