Stories

The creativity of Anton Pavlovich Chekhov is multifaceted and diverse. Humorous short stories are interspersed with reflections on loneliness and social inequality. The author mocks dishonest officials, ironizes human greed and laziness, and watches with sadness the little children who are already forced to work. «In Chekhov's stories, there is nothing that does not exist in reality. The terrible power of his talent lies precisely in the fact that he never invents anything from himself, does not depict what does not exist in the world...» — Maxim Gorky characterized the writer's work this way. The stories are accompanied by illustrations from the creative group of satirical artists Kukryniksy.