Kashtanka

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 1860-1904 - a Russian writer and playwright, known all over the world. The future writer was born in Taganrog in a merchant family and helped his father in his shop from a young age. In 1884, A.P.... Chekhov graduated from the medical faculty of Moscow University and began his medical practice. He started writing while still a student - in 1880, his story and humor piece were published in the magazine Strekoza. In 1890, A.P. Chekhov went to Sakhalin - the island of imperial hard labor and exile, to study the history and life of the convicts. In 1896, the writer completed his work on the play Uncle Vanya, which revolutionized drama at that time. In total, over 25 years of creativity, A.P. Chekhov created more than 300 different works, many of which became classics of world literature. The basis for the plot of the story Kashtanka 1887 was the story that happened to the trainer Vladimir Durov. He found Kashtanka and told A.P. Chekhov about her. The author seems to look at the world through her eyes, feels her fears, joys, and sees her dreams. According to the writer, there are no limits to a dog's loyalty and devotion - Kashtanka, performing in the circus, rushes to her former owner, whom she lost at the beginning of the story. And even though he sometimes fed her poorly and yelled, Kashtanka still loved him and missed him.