Антон Чехов (Anton Chekhov)
About the artist
Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) was a Russian physician, short-story writer and playwright, widely regarded as one of the greatest masters of the short story form and one of the most important dramatists in world literature. Born in Taganrog, he trained as a doctor while writing prolifically, producing hundreds of short stories that ranged from comic sketches to profound studies of human loneliness, self-deception and quiet despair.
His mature stories, such as «The Bear», «Misery» and «About Love», are celebrated for their restraint, psychological precision and refusal of melodrama, influencing generations of writers who followed his example of understatement and ambiguity over moralizing. Chekhov's plays, including «The Cherry Orchard», «The Proposal» and «The Wedding», redefined modern theater by favoring subtext, mood and the rhythms of ordinary speech over conventional plot mechanics, most famously through his collaboration with the Moscow Art Theatre and director Konstantin Stanislavski.
Chekhov's work bridges naturalism and modernism, and his influence extends across drama and prose worldwide, shaping the development of the modern short story and the psychological theater of the twentieth century. He remains a foundational figure studied and staged internationally more than a century after his death.
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Discography
Дом с мезонином (House with mezzanine)
1983
The Bear
Misery
The Proposal
The Anniversary
The Wedding
The Three Sisters
The Bet
A Day In The Country
An Upheaval
The Shoemaker And The Devil
The Duel
Minds In Ferment
A Living Chattel
The Sea-Gull
Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov
My Life
On The High Road
An Anonymous Story
Lights
Ward No. 6
Love
Three Years
The Beauties
Martyrs
Ariadne
A Dreary Story
A Nervous Breakdown
The Wife
On Official Duty
An Avenger
Peasants
The Grasshopper
Betrothed
A Tragedian In Spite Of Himself
The Horse-Stealers
The Black Monk
An Artist’s Story
Kashtanka
Gusev
The Death Of A Government Clerk
In Exile
A Happy Man
A Malefactor
Vanka
Ionitch
The Witch
The Lottery Ticket
The New Villa
The Princess
A Chameleon
The Swedish Match
The Darling
Mire
A Bad Business
A Lady’s Story
After The Theatre
Volodya
The Privy Councillor
At Home
Agafya
In The Court
A Slander
A Doctor’s Visit
A Story Without A Title
The Dependents
The Huntsman
Darkness
The Cattle-Dealers
Neighbours
Enemies
The First-Class Passenger
The Head-Gardener’s Story
The Pipe
Peasant Wives
Excellent People
At Christmas Time
Goussiev
Who Was To Blame?
A Dead Body
Gone Astray
Sleepy
The Lion And The Sun
Aborigines
Boys
Difficult People
In Trouble
Happiness
A Country Cottage
The Looking-Glass
Fat And Thin
The Chemist’s Wife
A Story Without An End
The Head Of The Family
Panic Fears
The Fish
Overdoing It
The Jeune, Premier
The Two Volodyas
Dreams
Oysters
The Runaway
The Schoolmistress
The Petchenyeg
An Actor’s End
From The Diary Of A Violent-Tempered Man
A Transgression
Oh! The Public
The Bird Market
A Classical Student
A Mystery
A Joke
Sorrow
Choristers
The Orator
The Husband
Drunk
Polinka
Grisha
An Inquiry
The Cossack
Malingerers
The Student
Strong Impressions
A Defenceless Creature
The Old House
Whitebrow
In Passion Week
Too Early!
Boots
Typhus
An Adventure
The Helpmate
The Doctor
In A Strange Land
The Schoolmaster
Old Age
A Blunder
In The Graveyard
The Requiem
Champagne
Anyuta
The Album
Art
Small Fry
Hush!
The Post
Expensive Lessons
An Inadvertence
Frost
An Enigmatic Nature
A Troublesome Visitor
Talent
In The Dark
A Daughter Of Albion
A Pink Stocking
An Incident
Shrove Tuesday
A Tragic Actor
A Play
Nerves
The Examining Magistrate
A Peculiar Man
Joy
At The Barber’s
A Happy Ending
The Marshal’s Widow
The Trousseau
In The Coach-House
Mari D’elle
A Tripping Tongue
A Work Of Art
The Beggar
At A Summer Villa
In An Hotel
Children
Ladies
The Cherry Orchard
1904
In The Ravine
1900
The Lady with the Dog
1899
About Love
1898
The Man In A Case
1898
Gooseberries
1898
Uncle Vanya
1897
The House With The Mezzanine
1896
Палата №6 (Ward №6)
1892