Letters of Anton Chekhov

Hardcover, 288 pages

English language

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978-1-4280-8875-7
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From the book:In 1841 a serf belonging to a Russian nobleman purchased his freedom and the freedom of his family for 3,500 roubles, being at the rate of 700 roubles a soul, with one daughter, Alexandra, thrown in for nothing. The grandson of this serf was Anton Chekhov, the author; the son of the nobleman was Tchertkov, the Tolstoyan and friend of Tolstoy. There is in this nothing striking to a Russian, but to the English student it is sufficiently significant for several reasons. It illustrates how recent a growth was the educated middle-class in pre-revolutionary Russia, and it shows, what is perhaps more significant, the homogeneity of the Russian people, and their capacity for completely changing their whole way of life.

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Subjects

  • General
  • Letters
  • Russian & Former Soviet Union
  • Biography & Autobiography : General
  • Literary Collections / Letters
  • Literary Criticism : Russian & Former Soviet Union
  • Literature - Classics / Criticism