“Children are holy and pure”: at a unique exhibition in Moscow they talk about the theme of childhood in the works of Anton Chekhovtranslated

Until February 1, 2027 in the House-Museum of A.P. Chekhov in Moscow there is a unique thematic exhibition ““Children” by A.P. Chekhov."

The exhibition is timed to coincide with the 140th anniversary of the writing of the story “Children” by Anton Chekhov and is generally addressed to the theme of childhood in the work of the classic of Russian literature, the press service of the GMIRLI told Foma magazine. V.I. Dahl, who organized the exhibition.

Photo: press service of GMIRLI named after. V.I. Dahl

They noted that the focus was not only on the “children’s” literature created by Anton Chekhov while living in the house on Sadovaya-Kudrinskaya, but also on the phenomenon of childhood itself: the reflection of the writer’s own family life in his works, the world of children’s fantasy, country life, which became a source of vivid impressions for the writer.

The heroes of the exhibition were both the characters in the stories “Boys”, “Kashtanka”, “Vanka”, “I Want to Sleep”, “Children”, “Grisha”, “At Home”, “Event”, “The Fugitive”, as well as their possible prototypes and inspirers: the Chekhov brothers and sister, the little inhabitants of the Babkino estate - Sasha and Seryozha Kiselyov.

Seryozha Kiselev. Photo: GLM/press service of GMIRLI named after. V.I. Dahl

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