Yashka's Children
5 hrs. 45 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Galina Shcherbakova
Author
Galina Shcherbakova
Narrator
Irina Vorobyova
Narrator
Irina Vorobyova
Description
Before you is a work of contemporary Russian literature of the highest order — a book-phenomenon, a book-event, one that aspires to become a modern classic.
Galina Shcherbakova's new book is a direct and candid dialogue with Chekhov. She summons him as a witness to our modern times — even more chaotic, sick, and cruel than in the days of the classic. Using the titles of famous Chekhov stories, Shcherbakova fills each one with new content and meaning. Her "Vanka," "The Lady with the Dog," "The Darling," "The Death of a Government Clerk," "Sleepy," and other miniatures are stories about the lives of ordinary people — our potential colleagues and neighbors — seen without illusions or embellishment.
Everything is called by its proper name. And there is no longer any room for either false goodness or false compassion.
Everyone will be happy and unhappy only to the extent they are capable!
Why "Yashka's Children"? Do you remember that villain and boorish footman from "The Cherry Orchard" — Yasha — who ruined old Firs and then whisked off to the city of Paris with his mistress? Well, according to Shcherbakova, the descendants of this Yasha are everywhere in Russia today; moreover, they run the country, so to speak, at every level — from the beat policeman to the halls of power. Not that they constitute a majority, but right now — it is definitely their time.
Galina Shcherbakova's new book is a direct and candid dialogue with Chekhov. She summons him as a witness to our modern times — even more chaotic, sick, and cruel than in the days of the classic. Using the titles of famous Chekhov stories, Shcherbakova fills each one with new content and meaning. Her "Vanka," "The Lady with the Dog," "The Darling," "The Death of a Government Clerk," "Sleepy," and other miniatures are stories about the lives of ordinary people — our potential colleagues and neighbors — seen without illusions or embellishment.
Everything is called by its proper name. And there is no longer any room for either false goodness or false compassion.
Everyone will be happy and unhappy only to the extent they are capable!
Why "Yashka's Children"? Do you remember that villain and boorish footman from "The Cherry Orchard" — Yasha — who ruined old Firs and then whisked off to the city of Paris with his mistress? Well, according to Shcherbakova, the descendants of this Yasha are everywhere in Russia today; moreover, they run the country, so to speak, at every level — from the beat policeman to the halls of power. Not that they constitute a majority, but right now — it is definitely their time.
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