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Three Years

Anton Chekhov Original title Три года (Russian, 1895)

Three Years is an 1895 novella by Anton Chekhov originally published in the January and February 1895 issues of Russkaya Mysl. At 130 pages it is Chekhov's second-longest narrative. The story takes a negative position on the progress of society, featuring individuals of the merchant and factory owner class and their workers, without offering political solutions.


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“Moscow is a city that has much suffering ahead of it.”

Three Years (1895)

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