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This collection of short stories by Anton Chekhov are all set at Christmastime. Rather than depicting a sentimental image of Christmas, Chekhov paints a picture of the harsh reality faced by many of the poorer members of society during a bitter Russian winter, while still injecting elements of pathos and humour. This collection includes At Christmas Time (Parts 1 & 2), Vanka and The Shoemaker and the Devil.

Many say that capital punishment is inhumane. But is it, in fact, more humane to take away life in one swift stroke, rather than condemn an individual to a lifetime in captivity? Two men place wagers, each backing a different side of the argument. After 15 years, this clumsy bet irrevocably changes their lives forever.

This volume of Chekhov stories offers a unique selection, each touching upon fundamentally important subjects such as the purpose and value of life, what it takes to be human, eternal life and higher objectives of human life, happiness, guilt and romance.

V nebol'shom bol'nichnom fligele nahoditsya palata 6 dlya dushevnobol'nyh. V palate obitayut pyat' chelovek, sredi kotoryh durachok Moisejka i byvshij sudebnyj pristav Ivan Dmitrich Gromov. Posle opisaniya bol'nyh avtor znakomit nas s doktorom Andreem Efimychem Raginym. Kogda on vstupil v dolzhnost', bol'nica nahodilas' v uzhasnom sostoyanii. Strashnaya bednost', antisanitariya. Ragin otnyossya k ehtomu ravnodushno.

This is a story from the In the Ravine and Other Stories collection.

"Chayka" - radiospektakl' Moskovskogo teatra im. M.Gor'kogo po odnoimennoy p'ese. Rezhisser Oleg Efremov. V rolyah: I.Smoktunovskiy, A.Vertinskaya, A.Myagkov i dr.

Po syuzhetu povesti dyadya vezyot svoego maloletnego plemyannika v gimnaziyu. Ih soprovozhdaet dobryj, no praktichnyj nastoyatel' mestnoj cerkvi. Plemyannik Egorushka grusten ottogo, chto pokinul rodnoj dom. Po doroge on vstrechaet mnogo novyh lyudej, vklyuchaya krasivuyu grafinyu Dranickuyu, obozchikov, semejstvo unizhennyh evreev, bogatogo kupca Varlamova. Avtor uvlechyonno opisyvaet stepnye pejzazhi.

Pechal'noe i surovoe povestvovanie o poedinke glavnogo geroya povesti s ukladom rossijskoj provincii obnazhilo iznanku blagopristojnogo sushchestvovaniya russkogo obyvatelya. Zhiznennaya poshlost' zavladela umami lyudej vsekh soslovij, a v lichnyh otnosheniyah carit serdechnaya grubost'. Povest' - strashnaya pravda o russkoj dejstvitel'nosti.

On a quiet, still night when the stars speckle the sky, two shepherds, one old and one young, watch over their flock of sheep. While the two shepherds are laying down keeping watch, a wealthy overseer pays them a visit. The overseer, who has come from Kovylyevsky fields, reminds the old shepherd of the evil and mysterious man who died there. While talking about the evil man, who seems magical, the overseer and young shepherd learn that there are treasures buried in the lands surrounding them.

A young aspiring male student finds himself in a difficult situation. While working on his dissertation he is interrupted by a young women, asking him to walk her home. He decides it is best and complies with her request. It is later decided the two should marry but it is against the young man's wishes. A great idea comes to the man regarding their marriage, but it is a little too late.

As two friends are sharing stories together, the story of the man in the box comes up. The man in the box, Byelikov, was an eccentric professor who often made his coworkers feel uneasy. One day, Byelikov finds himself enamored with the sister of a new teacher at the school, Kovalenko. The prospect of a relationship between Byelikov and the sister, Varinka, excited his colleagues as they thought it might help to make him more normal and approachable. However, when someone takes it upon himself to draw a humorous caricature of the couple, things fall apart.

In the time of paranoia and religious fanaticism, one young woman's life falls into the hands of two very misguided men.

The Three Sisters is Anton Chekhov's 1901 play about the Prosorov family, who are stuck in a provincial Russian town. The sisters - Olga, Masha, and Irina - fantasize about one day returning to Moscow. Meanwhile, their brother Andrey courts village girl Natasha, and the family socializes with the soldiers stationed nearby. Dreams, longing, and illicit love drive the action of Chekhov's comic drama.

This is a story from the In the Ravine and Other Stories collection.

A Woman's Kingdom is one of Chekhov best short stories. It is a classic study of the change in Russian society of the turn of the 19th century.

The world-class writers featured in this collection are adept at conjuring the depth of passion that surrounds all stories of love and loss. The short story form is perfect for capturing the uplift and dizzying heights that accompany a new object of affection, as well as the queasy unease and bottomless longing of lost loves.

Besides being a great short story writer, Anton Chekhov was also a master of the novella. One of his best is My Life, the tale of a rebellious young man so disgusted with bourgeois society that he drops out to live amongst the working classes, only to find himself once more disillusioned.

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (9 January 1860 - 15 July 1904) was a Russian playwright and short story writer best known for his infamous four plays The Seagull, The Cherry Orchard, The Three Sisters and Uncle Vanya which shaped modern theatre as we know it today. Despite of the fact that he is best known for his work as a playwright, Chekhov is considered to be one of the greatest writers of the short story form among critics. He completed more than 200 works throughout his lifetime. Chekhov wrote The Party in 1888.

Povest' «Drama na ohote» velikogo russkogo pisatelja Antona Pavlovicha Chehova (1860-1904) byla sozdana v 1885 godu i izvestna vsem pochitateljam otechestvennogo kinematografa. Po povesti byl snjat kinofil'm «Moj laskovyj i nezhnyj zver'». «Drama na ohote» imeet podzagolovok «Iz zapisok sudebnogo sledovatelja» i napominaet ugolovnyj roman.

The Duel takes place in a small and peaceful town by the Black Sea. Two friends chat while swimming. Ivan Laevsky, 28, reveals his private secrets to Samoilenko, an army doctor. He reveals that, two years ago, he began an affair with a married woman. They fled to the Caucasus to get a fresh start. But the town and its inhabitants turned out to be dull, and Laevsky did not like it there. He does not see any future for himself and Nadezhda Fyodorovna, only more and more lies.