On the philosophical fate of the work of Anton Chekhov

The author discusses the philosophical importance of Chekhov's works, portraying him as a writer with an original religious-philosophical worldview of the existential type, who greatly influenced the development of twentieth-century Russian philosophy. She uncovers objective and subjective reasons that Russian critics have underestimated Chekhov's significance as a thinker. © 2012 M.E. Sharpe, Inc. All rights reserved.