| Letters of Anton Chekhov to His Family and Friends Contributor(s): Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich (Author) |
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ISBN: 1515021688 ISBN-13: 9781515021681 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $7.12 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.29" H x 8.5" W x 11" (0.72 lbs) 134 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1841 a serf belonging to a Russian nobleman purchased his freedom and the freedom of his family for 3,500 roubles, being at the rate of 700 roubles a soul, with one daughter, Alexandra, thrown in for nothing. The grandson of this serf was Anton Chekhov, the author; the son of the nobleman was Tchertkov, the Tolstoyan and friend of Tolstoy. There is in this nothing striking to a Russian, but to the English student it is sufficiently significant for several reasons. It illustrates how recent a growth was the educated middle-class in pre-revolutionary Russia, and it shows, what is perhaps more significant, the homogeneity of the Russian people, and their capacity for completely changing their whole way of life |
