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Club Chekhov - All Subtext, No Action

Club Chekhov - All Subtext, No Action

Written by: Lev Lesokhin
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Reading, analysis and exploration of the literary oeuvre left to us by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. We will read his standout stories, in English and in his original Russian. We will also discuss some of his most surprising themes as well as notes on the most widely-used translations and what tends to get lost in the process.

To contact the producer, email Lev Lesokhin at levlesokhin@gmail.com.

Also, introducing languagethroughliterature.com. As the name suggests, a site for learning Russian by reading it. Read Chekhov, and other great authors, in Russian with a gamified tool that explains and sounds out every word and phrase.

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Episodes
  • Chekhov - Fat and Thin

    Chekhov - Fat and Thin
    Oct 18 2026

    A lighthearted humoresque telling us about a short encounter between two high school friends after many years of adult life. They recognize each other at a train station and are pleasantly surprised. But when they find out their ranks in the civil service, suddenly the jovial mood takes a turn!
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    5 mins
  • Chekhov - Fat and Thin

    Chekhov - Fat and Thin
    Oct 11 2026

    A lighthearted humoresque telling us about a short encounter between two high school friends after many years of adult life. They recognize each other at a train station and are pleasantly surprised. But when they find out their ranks in the civil service, suddenly the jovial mood takes a turn!
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    46 mins
  • Chekhov - The House with the Mezzanine

    Chekhov - The House with the Mezzanine
    Aug 30 2026

    A remarkable story of a love that fails to take place. An idle landscape artist, who sees everything through a big-picture lens, a strict older sister acting as father figure while virtue signaling at the artist's expense, a baby sister and her mother who are acolytes of the artist, all set in a beautiful country landscape worthy of the brought to life by Chekhov's pen. The story follows a very Chekhovian path where the protagonists don't act on their desires, we see a lot of symbolism, prognostication and innuendo, but not a lot of action. The fable at the end summarizes the setting nicely.
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    43 mins
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