A Chekhov Circus

A guide to the short stories of Anton Chekhov

Category: First appeared in print in 1893

  • No. 43 – The Two Volodyas

    A portrait of an impulsive young woman, Sofya Lvovna, who has married a dashing playboy many years older than her. The two Volodyas of the title are Vladimir Nikititch, otherwise known as Colonel Yagitch, Sofya’s 50-something husband, and Vladimir Mihalovitch, her childhood friend and former/lingering crush. (Volodya is a nickname for Vladimir.) Having married Colonel…

  • No. 82 – An Anonymous Story

    A political operative goes undercover as a rich man’s servant but finds himself drawn into the man’s life.