Anton Chekhov was probably the least statuesque major Russian writer of his generation. He wrote short stories rather than novels, lived modestly, and rarely boomed out complicated philosophical ideas ...

With daft jokes and experimental wordplay, the first comprehensive translations of his lesser-known stories show Anton Chekhov in a new light Few writers are as universally admired as Chekhov. As ...

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Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich died in 1975 without completing his dream of setting Anton Chekhov’s short story, “The Black Monk,” as an opera. Thanks to playwright James Glossman and musician ...

Bob Blaisdell’s “Chekhov Becomes Chekhov” does exactly what its title promises: It tracks—story by story, month by month, sometimes day by day—how Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904), the Moscow ...

The Long Island Repertory Co. and Theater 294 present the world premiere of Claude Solnik's adaptation for the stage of Anton Chekhov's "The Kiss." The play, based on a classic Chekhov short story, ...

More and more, Hudson is the little arts hub that could. Arts organizations and venues like Time & Space Limited, StageWorks, Hudson Opera House, Musica, Columbia Arts Team and Jason's Upstairs Bar ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The Mint Theater Company pairs stage adaptations of short stories by the 19th-century Russian authors. They mesh like mismatched matryoshka dolls. By ...

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I never thought that I would hate Chekhov. After all, I enjoyed a Russian film of his play Uncle Vanya that I saw 30 years ago. And one of my favorite authors in college was Dostoevsky. So dark ...