Once, much later in his career, Chebyshev objected to being described as a "splendid Russian mathematician" and said that surely he was a "world-wide mathematician" rather than a Russian mathematician.
Kapag, marami mamaya sa kanyang karera, Chebyshev objected sa pagiging inilarawan bilang isang "napakagaling Russian dalubbilang" at sinabi na tiyak na siya ay isang "world-wide dalubbilang" sa halip na isang Russian dalub-agbilang.