Anton Pavlovich Chekhov is a classic of world literature, a playwright who is known to all. He has written over 300 interesting and life stories. His plays are staged not only in Russia, but also abroad. In his works, the author raised many topics that disturbed people, but did not like to write about himself.
Fans of the playwright most remembered the story "Chamber No. 6". From the article you will learn about this story, as well as a list of Chekhov's other most famous works.
10. A Boring Story (1889)
In the play "Boring story"Tells the story of an old man - smart professor Nikolai Stepanovich, dying of an illness.
Despite his authority and respect, he is old, weak, and is waiting for his end. Expecting death, Nikolai Stepanovich stops eating and all the little joys seem senseless to him. He never believed in the afterlife, and now this is a dilemma for him.
Everything happens in his house, as usual - his daughter and wife continue to live routine affairs, which causes irritation in the old man.
Only Katya, the girl whom he adopted while still small after the death of his friend, evokes encouraging feelings in him.
9. House with a mezzanine (1896)
In the story "House with mezzanine"There is a narration on behalf of one idle artist who was visiting with his friend - the landowner Belokurov. His life was idle - he walked along the alleys, read books, contemplated the world around him and slept.
Once the artist, during his next walk, set foot on an unfamiliar estate, and, passing a house with a mezzanine, he saw two girls. They were both pale and thin, but one of them was older.
Later, when the artist was walking with Belokurov, he saw a spring stroller approaching this house, and one of the girls was in it ...
8. Thick and thin (1883)
The satirical story "Thick and thin"Anton Pavlovich, created in 1883, in the same year he was published by the humorous magazine" Shards ". The story is studied at school in grades 5-6.
Two friends meet at the station many years after they graduated from high school. One of them, Misha, is fat, he works as an undercover adviser, and thin is Porfiry, who serves as a college assessor.
For Misha, the status of his friend does not matter, but Porfiry, finding out that his friend has a higher rank, cannot defeat the deep-rooted honor in himself, which is why he loses his friend.
7. The man in the case (1898)
Composition "The man in the case"Is the first story of Chekhov's Little Trilogy - a cycle that included the stories" About Love "and" Gooseberry ". The story is based on the fact that two friends - a veterinarian and a teacher, are sitting in an old barn and telling each other stories.
Teacher Burkin talks about Belikov, a teacher at the same gymnasium where he works. Belikov was afraid to deviate from the norm, he seemed to have hidden in his case all his life, he followed the rules in everything.
Belikov wanted to marry Varenka, the sister of a gymnasium teacher, but her brother drew a caricature of him, after which Belikov was very offended and changed his mind about marrying.
Once, Belikov saw Varenka riding his bicycles with his brother, and he decided to say that he considered it inappropriate. Brother Varya lowered Belikov from the stairs, he could not survive the shame and died of shame ...
For reference: the main idea was expressed at the end of the story by a friend of Burkina.
6. Uncle Vanya (1896)
«Uncle Ivan"- a play by Anton Pavlovich in four acts. Ivan, along with his niece, has been working all his life on the estate, hoping to get at least some profit.
One day, a professor comes to the estate with his wife and declares that he will sell the estate that he got from Sonya’s mother in order to purchase a cottage in Finland.
Ivan is outraged that his labors and efforts were in vain, and he even wanted to kill the professor. Meanwhile, the wife of Professor Serebryakova falls in love with Astakhov - beloved Sonya, and Ivan. In the end, she leaves with her husband, and the rest of the lives return to their usual course.
For reference: the play tells about how a personality can disappear, how opportunities are missed, and life is meaningless.
5. The Lady with the Dog (1898)
The married banker Dmitry Gurov comes to Yalta to relax, where he meets Anna, an attractive married girl (“Lady with a dog»).
Dmitry has not loved his wife for a long time and starts romance on the side, he thought that the relationship with Anna is also fleeting, but she falls in love with him.
When Dmitry and Anna return to their usual lives, they cannot forget each other, so Dmitry goes to the city where she lives.
Lovers meet every 3 months in a hotel, but it is almost impossible to divorce them. They suffer from the double life they lead, but they don’t know how everything can be changed ...
4. Three sisters (1900)
All the actions of the play "Three sisters»Unfold in an unknown provincial city. At the center of the story is the Prozorov family.
The youngest sister, Irina, turns 20 years old, on the occasion of her birthday, they set the table in anticipation of the guests. Officers of the artillery battery stationed in the city should drop by the Prozorov family. The whole family is in a good mood ...
Heroes do not even try to change something, they suffer all the time and are constantly waiting for something. All the heroes of the Three Sisters live, as if hoping that one day they will be able to heal in full force.
They languish in anticipation of a better future, but their dreams move in one direction, and time in another ...
Chekhov ridicules not the heroes and their vices in the play, but life.
3. Chestnut (1887)
«Chestnut"- this is the name of the red-haired dog that wanders around the city in the hope of finding its owner - Luka Alexandrovich.
One day, Kashtanka meets with a circus artist, a clown named Mr. Georges, and he takes her to him. The dog enters the circus and she has a nickname - Aunt.
Mr. George has already taught interesting tricks to his other animals - among them there is a pig, a goose and a cat. They all have interesting nicknames. Kashtanka also had to learn various tricks, and demonstrate them to the public, but she failed to do this ...
During the performance, she recognized among the audience Luke Alexandrovich, who came to the circus with his son, and rushed to them, despite the fact that they did not treat her as well as Georges ... Kashtanka returned to her masters.
2. Chamber No. 6 (1892)
The famous story "Ward № 6"Was written by Chekhov in 1892, and is still one of the most popular.
Andrei Efimovich is a smart and kind doctor, he has been in charge of the city hospital for 20 years, but over the years, his disappointment in work has begun to grow, and he is rarely seen in the hospital.
The doctor feels lonely, living in this city - there are no smart and interesting people. In his free time, he enjoys reading books.
Once Andrei Efimovich enters ward number 6, where he meets an insane patient Ivan Gromov - a young nobleman suffers from a persecution mania.
The deep and intelligent Ivan was liked by the doctor, and every day he comes to talk to him. People think that the doctor is crazy if he comes to communicate with a mentally ill person (which is not true) ...
1. The Cherry Orchard (1903)
«The Cherry Orchard"Is a play in four acts. It tells about a family with an estate in which there was a cherry orchard, but it needs to be sold because debts have accumulated.
The mother of the family, Lyubov, behaved nonchalantly, spending all the money abroad, so the house had to be put up for sale. It was bought by the merchant Lopakhin, and in the place where the cherry orchard grew, summer houses began to be built.