Project Gutenberg 2013-02-17 Public domain in the USA. 44 Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich 1860 1904 Chekov, Anton Pavlovich Чехов, Антон Павлович Tchekhov, Anton Tshehov, Anton Tchekhoff, Anton Tschechow, Anton Tchekoff, Anton Mannstén, Emil 1873 1944 Mannsten, Emil Kaksintaistelu Reading ease score: 41.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Jukka Aakula "Kaksintaistelu" by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov is a novella written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the complexities of human relationships, primarily focusing on the character Ivan Andreitsh Lajevski, a young civil servant, who is entangled in a tumultuous relationship with Nadeshda Feodorovna, a married woman. The narrative explores themes of love, disillusionment, and the societal constraints of love and morality. At the start of the story, Lajevski is introduced as he interacts with his friend, Samoilenko, shortly after their morning swim. The two engage in a discussion about love and relationships, with Lajevski revealing his struggles with his feelings for Nadeshda, and his realization that his love may be waning. Lajevski expresses his guilt and confusion regarding his relationship, contemplating the idea of freedom from it, while simultaneously recognizing Nadeshda's dependency on him. As their conversation unfolds, it becomes clear that both characters are grappling with their own shortcomings and the complexities of love, revealing the deeper emotional and societal dilemmas that will form the crux of the novella. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi Russia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Dueling -- Fiction Russian fiction -- Translations into Finnish PG Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 301150 301091 2024-10-17T16:18:19.727372 2023-09-18T10:08:29.635924 text/html text/html 301143 301084 2024-10-17T16:18:19.985420 2023-09-18T10:08:29.796922 text/html text/html 186434 2024-10-17T16:18:27.447364 application/epub+zip 189077 2024-10-17T16:18:23.263386 application/epub+zip 172718 2024-10-17T16:18:21.998382 application/epub+zip 363214 2024-10-17T16:18:30.675321 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339885 2024-10-17T16:18:26.685375 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309619 2022-09-19T09:12:13.341506 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 270921 270914 2024-10-17T16:18:19.370372 2023-09-18T10:08:29.332932 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 258730 2013-02-17T08:55:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 101886 2013-02-17T08:56:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20809 2024-10-17T16:18:30.817334 application/rdf+xml 14892 2024-10-17T16:18:22.559365 image/jpeg 3792 2024-10-17T16:18:22.272360 image/jpeg 186481 2024-10-17T16:18:20.013390 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia fi.wikipedia