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The Cherry Orchard

Anton Chekhov
rus. Вишневый сад · 1904
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Main Ideas

Main Ideas

  • A transitional moment in Russian history, marking the decline of old aristocratic values and the rise of new bourgeois ones
  • The impossibility of returning to the past, the inevitability of change and new beginnings
  • The conflict between the old and the new, aristocracy and bourgeoisie
  • The loss of home as a metaphor for the loss of roots, belonging, and life's meaning
  • The illusions and self-deception of the characters as a way of existing in a changing world
  • The theme of missed opportunities, unrealized hopes, and personal bankruptcy
The Cherry Orchard
Date of publication: 21 May 2024
Updated: 14 July 2024
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Author: 
Anton Chekhov
Original title: rus. Вишневый сад · 1904
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