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\"Chekhov\'s Stories\" refers to the short stories by the Russian author Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, a paramount literary figure in Russia, who died in 1904. Chekhov\'s short stories and plays have deeply influenced the Russian literary scene. Chekov is a physician, he began writing when he was a medicine student and continued leading both professions. His renowned plays include \"The Cherry orchard\" and \"Three Sisters\". Chekhov wrote fourteen plays.
\"Chekhov\'s Stories\" includes more than twenty short stories, in addition to the six collections of short stories. Among his famous short stories are \"The Chameleon\", \"Fat and Thin\", \"Home\", \"The Mermaid\", \"The Black Monk\" and \"Peasants\".
Chekhov\'s stories highlight the delicate details of characters. They also explore the psych, sufferings of peasants and feudal domination, and deadly diseases. Homeland, basically the land of Caucasus, is a constant framework for Chekhov\'s stories where he depicts the beauty of its space, and the snow that melts under the warmth of beautiful women. In Chekhov\'s stories, the female is the essence of life.
Great Russian author Maxim Gorky mentioned in a lengthy essay on Chekhov\'s literary work that \"in every comedy by Chekhov I hear a faint groan of a pure heart, a desperate and sympathetic groan for those who do not know how to respect their human dignity, those who surrender, like slaves, showing no resistance to excessive power\"