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No. 114 – The Marshal’s Widow
The guests at a memorial service must sneak out for quick sips of vodka because the widow has banned drinking in her house.
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No. 115 – Overdoing It
A surveyor bound for a remote village becomes convinced that his cab driver is up to no good.
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No. 116 – In an Hotel
A mother of marriage-age daughters has nothing but disdain for a rough-mannered soldier until she learns that he is single and a gentleman.
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No. 117 – Kashtanka
A lost dog is taken in by a circus animal trainer.
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No. 120 – The Huntsman
A hunter bumps into his wife, whom he has abandoned, and treats her cruelly.
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No. 119 – The Horse-Stealers
A traveler is forced off the road in a snowstorm and finds himself in the company of a highly untrustworthy group.
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No. 123 – An Enigmatic Nature
A sly writer woos an apparently rich widow, but she has grander ambitions.
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No. 122 – An Avenger
Angered by his wife’s infidelity, a man shops for a gun to take his revenge.
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No. 124 – In the Dark
A man investigates some suspicious sounds in the house in the middle of the night.
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No. 125 – A Day in the Country
Two poor, homeless children survive a frightening storm with the help of a kindly old peasant.
A Chekhov Circus
A guide to the short stories of Anton Chekhov
A Chekhov Circus 