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Chekhov has always been huge inspiration for many great writers who came in contact with Chekhov's art. Thomas Mann wrote that Chekhov's short stories attain full epic stature and can even surpass in intensity the great towering novels. 'If I understood that better in later life than in my youth, this was largely owing to my growing intimacy with Chekhov's art; for his short stories rank with all that is greatest and best in European literature,' he concluded.

История о том, как молодой человек Мисаил Полознев пытается выйти из-под власти деспотичного отца и найти свое место в жизни. С самого первого слова и до конца главный герой существует поперек общепринятых жизненных устоев.Этот рассказ звучит сегодня особенно остро и актуально для многих поколений. В спектакле бережно сохранен чеховский текст, тонко подчеркнуты неизменная авторская ирония и горькое напоминание о том, что мечты и реальная жизнь зачастую не совпадают.

Smirnov is scared of being robbed. To compensate and deter the cabman from attacking him, he blusters on in a comical way about his fighting abilities, the three revolvers he doesn't have, and how a party of armed friends will join him soon.

Skuchnaya istoriya - povest' Antona Pavlovicha Chekhova, napisannaya v 1889 godu. Vpervye ona byla opublikovana v zhurnale "Severnyj vestnik". Povestvovanie vedetsya ot pervogo lica glavnym geroem proizvedeniya, zasluzhennym professorom Nikolaem Stepanovichem, izvestnejshim chelovekom. On neizlechimo bolen i po sobstvennym prognozam zhit' emu ostalos' ne bol'she polugoda. Nikolaj Stepanovich razmyshlyaet o svoej sud'be, volej kotoroj on obrechen na smert', pytaetsya ponyat' sebya, opisyvaya obychnoe techenie svoej zhizni.

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.

Lejtmotiv rasskaza - bessilie pered kosnost'yu i skukoj besprosvetnoj russkoj zhizni, vyzyvayushchej tosku i otchayanie. Bezyniciativnye i vyalye geroi chekhovskih povestej osoznayut bezyskhodnost' situacii, stradayut ot nee, no ne sposobny k postupkam. Poshlost' okruzhayushchej dejstvitel'nosti ubivaet v nih stremlenie k idealu, reshimost' i muzhestvo.

Ja s vami govorju! Esli ne umeete pet', to za kakim chjortom vy lezete na scenu so svoim voron'im karkan'em? Nachinajte snachala! — Tak krichal on i treshhal po partiture svoej dirizherskoj palochkoj. Jetim kosmatym gospodam dirizheram mnogoe proshhaetsja.

Audiokniga "Ved'ma" po odnoimennomu rasskazu velikogo russkogo pisatelja Antona Pavlovicha Chehova. V daljokoj storozhke zhivut dvoe - grjaznyj, obrosshij d'jachok Savelij i ego krasavica-zhena Raisa. D'jachok muchaet svoju zhenu nelepoj revnost'ju. V metel' v storozhku zabredajut sbivshiesja s puti pochtovye jamshhiki.

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.

Emu chrezvychajno ne nravilos', kogda kto-nibud' zavodil rech' ob ego molodosti, osobenno v prisutstvii zhenshhin ili gimnazistov. S teh por kak on priehal v jetot gorod i postupil na sluzhbu, on stal nenavidet' svoju molozhavost'. Gimnazisty ego ne bojalis', stariki velichali molodym chelovekom, zhenshhiny ohotnee tancevali s nim, chem slushali ego dlinnye rassuzhdenija. I on dorogo dal by za to, chtoby postaret' teper' let na desjat'.

Miguev, a married, intelligent collegiate assessor, is haunted with anxiety and worry. Miguev has a secret that he doesn't want his wife, the town, or his colleagues to discover. His mistress, after becoming pregnant and having his child, has recently tried to extort money from him in exchange for her silence. She threatens to ruin his reputation and divulge his secret shame to everyone unless he pays her. In the height of his fear and worry about his present situation, his fears seem to come alive....

The collection of the great Russian writer Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) includes his stories.

A short story carefully written by Anton Chekhov provides readers with a very detailed background on characters and explains their obvious personalities. It gives the readers the chance to explore beyond the written words.

A collection of classic, exciting short stories and poems, narrated by Adam Lubitz. There are nine tracks total and over two hours of content.

On a hot summer day two carpenters, Gerasim and Lyubim, sit in a pond, floundering about in the water under a willow tree, beside the unfinished bathing shed they were supposed to be working on. Blue from cold and wrangling, they struggle to drag a large eelpout by the gills, from under the root....

"Dama s sobachkoy" - radiopostanovka po odnoimennomu rasskazu. Ispolnyat Aleksey Batalov.

Subtle humour is one of the key elements in Chekhov's imaginative stories. But as an artist, Chekhov is more complicated. He paints life with all its nuances and shades of grey. His stories are full of characters who give us invaluable insight into universal wisdom of everyday life - civilised professionals, enlightened misfits, philanthropic gentry, rich landowners and impoverished royalty holding candles for reason, justice and passion.

Profound truths, wisdom and a sense of mindfulness contained in many fairy tales and short stories written by Oscar Wilde and Anton Chekhov have that universal appeal which speaks to audiences of all ages and nationalities. The characters embodied in these stories are both familiar and mysterious; they open doors and make us think and, above all, are sources of inspiration.

Christmas is a special time of the year. It brings so many memories of happiness, childhood mischief, reflection and forgiveness. This selection of Christmas stories brings some of the best tales from around the world to share the magic, wisdom and love of Christmastime.

As Maxim and Lizaveta, a young married couple, drive home from church on Easter, Maxim finds the joy and beauty in everything. As the newly married couple drives home on their first Easter together, carrying a blessed Easter cake, they see a Cossack at the side of the road. They soon learn that he is sick and too weak to make it home, and he asks for some food if they have any. Maxim immediately wants to share the Easter cake with him; however, his wife refuses to allow this, ripping the cake away from her husband.