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Nikolay is tired of his dull life working at a railway station and his loveless marriage. When he accidentally breaks a champagne bottle on New Year’ s Eve, his wife is convinced that it is an omen of bad luck to come. Nikolay, already dissatisfied with his life, thinks his wife is overreacting. His feels that not much more could go wrong in his life. Then, in the brink of his despair, a young and beautiful visitor, his wife’s aunt, arrives unexpectedly.

Natalya was once a happy and radiant young woman. Now an older woman, she reflects about her youth. In particular, she thinks about the heavy emphasis she put on her wealth and the relationships and experiences that it cost her. One man, Pyotr, loved her, but they both let their different statuses in society prevent their love from having a chance. After years of unhappiness and regret, Pyotr comes to visit Natalya.

Eto moe imja populjarno. V Rossii ono izvestno kazhdomu gramotnomu cheloveku, a za graniceju ono upominaetsja s kafedr s pribavkoju izvestnyj i pochtennyj. Prinadlezhit ono k chislu teh nemnogih schastlivyh imen, branit' kotorye ili upominat' ih vsue, v publike i v pechati schitaetsja priznakom durnogo tona. Tak jeto i dolzhno byt'. Ved' s moim imenem tesno svjazano ponjatie o cheloveke znamenitom, bogato odarennom i nesomnenno poleznom. Ja trudoljubiv i vynosliv, kak verbljud, a jeto vazhno, i talantliv, a jeto eshhe vazhnee.

«U menja togda nachinalas' chahotka, a s neju eshhe koe-chto, pozhaluj, povazhnee chahotki. Ne znaju, pod vlijaniem li bolezni, ili nachinavshejsja peremeny mirovozzrenija, kotoroj ja togda ne zamechal, mnoju izo dnja v den' ovladevala strastnaja, razdrazhajushhaja zhazhda obyknovennoj, obyvatel'skoj zhizni. Mne hotelos' dushevnogo pokoja, zdorov'ja, horoshego vozduha, sytosti. Ja stanovilsja mechtatelem i, kak mechtatel', ne znal, chto sobstvenno mne nuzhno.»

Ona dumala s dosadoj: ee rovesnicy, - a ej shel dvadcat' shestoj god, teper' hlopochut po hozjajstvu, utomilis' i krepko usnut, a zavtra utrom prosnutsja v prazdnichnom nastroenii; mnogie iz nih davno uzhe povyhodili zamuzh i imejut detej.

Komu nauka v pol'zu, a u kogo tol'ko um putaetsja. Sestra - zhenshhina neponimajushhaja, norovit vse po blagorodnomu i hochet, chtob iz Egorki uchenyj vyshel, a togo ne ponimaet, chto ja i pri svoih zanjatijah mog by Egorku na vek oschastlivit'. Ja jeto k tomu vam ob#jasnjaju, chto ezheli vse pojdut v uchenye da v blagorodnye, togda nekomu budet torgovat' i hleb sejat'. Vse s golodu poumirajut. - A ezheli vse budut torgovat' i hleb sejat', togda nekomu budet uchenija postigat'.

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'.

Radiospektakl' "Ionych" po odnoimennomu rasskazu Antona Pavlovicha Chehova. Jeto istorija o tom, kak neplohoj chelovek s dobrymi zadatkami prevrashhaetsja v ravnodushnogo obyvatelja. Kto vinovat v jetom prevrashhenii? Sreda, okruzhajushhaja dejstvitel'nost'? No jeto byl by samyj legkij otvet...

A brilliant collection of short stories by some of Russia's best writers.

Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) is generally considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. The Chorus Girl tells the tale of a mistress who is confronted unexpectedly by her lover's wife. In the meantime the cheating husband is hiding in the next room. The dialogue between the two women is classic of Chekhov's genius... he captures a person's entire character and soul within a few paragraphs and then catapults them into a crisis from which they emerge changed.

Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) wrote of the Russian period of depression and pessimism and is the acknowledged leader of the realistic school of the Russian short story. In The Encased Man he describes the life of a schoolmaster whose existence is limited by petty rules, morals, inhibitions and unconscious fears. Despite these traits, the man finds himself on the verge of an unforeseen marriage to a boisterous, energetic, positive woman - in short, his complete opposite. But his character traits rear their heads and destiny rushes in upon him.

Osip Ivanovich Dymov, tituljarnyj sovetnik i vrach tridcati odnogo goda, sluzhit v dvuh bol'nicah odnovremenno: ordinatorom i prozektorom. S devjati chasov utra i do poludnja prinimaet bol'nyh, potom edet vskryvat' trupy. No ego dohodov edva hvataet na pokrytie rashodov zheny - Ol'gi Ivanovny, dvadcati dvuh let, pomeshannoj na talantah i znamenitostjah v hudozhestvennoj i artisticheskoj srede, kotoryh ona ezhednevno prinimaet v dome.

Vodevil' "Svad'ba" - sozdannyj po odnoimjonnoj p'ese Antona Pavlovicha Chehova, javljaetsja jazvitel'noj satiroj na obyvatel'skie nravy meshhan dorevoljucionnoj Rossii. Meshhane Zhigalovy, u kotoryh na vydan'e doch' Dasha, k uzhasu svoemu uznajut, chto chinovnik Aplombov, ezhednevno obedavshij u nih i zarekomendovavshij sebja zhenihom, zhenit'sja vovse ne sobiraetsja. S bol'shim trudom udalos' otcu Dashen'ki ugovorit' ambicioznogo zheniha sdelat' predlozhenie.

"Milostivye gosudaryni i milostivye gosudari" - radiopostanovka po jumoristicheskim rasskazam Antona Pavlovicha Chehova. Za 26 let tvorchestva Chehov sozdal okolo 900 razlichnyh proizvedenij (korotkih jumoristicheskih rasskazov, ser'joznyh povestej, p'es), mnogie iz kotoryh stali klassikoj mirovoj literatury.

"Leshij" - komedija v 4 dejstvijah Antona Pavlovicha Chehova. Napisana v 1889 godu. V "Leshem", kak i vo vseh proizvedenija Chehova nashli otrazhenie vse cherty nacional'nogo russkogo haraktera i priznak vremeni - utrata duhovnyh cennostej, sposobnost' k sochuvstviju, gotovnost' soperezhivat' gore i radost'.

The Darling by Anton Chekhov is a humorous and poignant character study of an endearing woman. Chekhov gives us a puzzling heroine who seems to subordinate herself to the male intellect yet emerges as a gentle woman blighted by disappointment, but still "soldiering on."

A tribute to the golden age of radio from veteran producer Joe Bevilacqua and comic strip artist Donnie Pitchford, The 2nd New & Old Time Radio Collection is a series of new stories and parodies featuring beloved radio characters and shows.

A Joe Bev AudioTheater Sampler, Volume 1 is an anthology representing more than forty years of storytelling by Joe Bevilacqua, a.k.a Joe Bev, the award-winning actor, writer, producer, and director. Each half-hour is beautifully produced with original a cast of professional actors, sound effects, and music.

This is a story from the In the Ravine and Other Stories collection.

This is a story from the In the Ravine and Other Stories collection.