Table of Contents

Introduction; Play list; List of illustrations; 1. Compromising with the theatre (Russia 1880–1896); 2. A brace of gulls (Russia 1896–1898); 3. Moscow nights (The Moscow Art Theatre 1898–1905); 4. Competitors and imitators (Russian Empire 1898–1917); 5. Chekhov goes West (Europe 1888–1938); 6. Comes the Revolution (Russia 1917–1935); 7. Chekhov learns English (United Kingdom and Ireland 1900–1940); 8. At home abroad (Europe and England 1917–1938); 9. America discovers Chekhov (USA 1900–1944); 10. Under duress (Russia 1940–1945); 11. Breaking with tradition (Russia 1950–1970); 12. Ferment in an age of stagnation (Russia 1970–1990); 13. Out of the rubble (Central and Eastern Europe 1945–1985); 14. Ut pictura poesis (Italy and France 1945–1985); 15. All-American Chekhov (USA 1950–1995); 16. Chekhov without tears (United Kingdom 1950–1993); 17. Chekhov sans frontières (The world, 1900–1995); 18. The perestroika of Chekhov (Eastern Europe and Russian Federation 1989–1994); Notes; Index of Chekhov productions; Index of titles and characters; Index of proper names.