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Chekhov's penultimate play has inspired a bewildering variety of interpretations - both in criticism and in performance - since its premiere at the Moscow Arts Theatre in 1901. Tri sestry has been viewed both as tragedy and comedy, as a testimony for the eternal yearnings for love, happiness and meaning, and as a devastating indictment of the folly of inert gentility. Its characters have been seen as worthy embodiments of the universal 'human condition', or as passive products of pre-revolutionary Russian privilege. Either way, the sisters are poignant reminders of human disappointment, frustration, loneliness and the passage of time. The play remains a firm favourite with audiences, both in Russia and in the English-speaking world, and must be considered a fundamental work of twentieth-century European drama.

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Anton Chekhov (1860-1904), Russian physician, dramatist and author, is considered to be one of the greatest writers of short stories and modern drama. Born in Taganrog, a port town near the Black Sea, he attended medical school at Moscow University. He began writing to supplement his income, writing short humorous sketches of contemporary Russian life. A successful literary careered followed, before his premature death of TB at the age of 44. He is best-remembered for his four dramatic masterpieces: The Seagull (1896), Uncle Vanya (1899), Three Sisters (1901) and The Cherry Orchard (1904).

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