Project Gutenberg 2013-02-17 Public domain in the USA. 108 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 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.) Reading ease score: 41.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Russia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Dueling -- Fiction Russian fiction -- Translations into Finnish PG Text Category: Novels Category: Russian Literature 301334 2025-08-17T06:16:58.780868 text/html 301143 301084 2024-10-17T16:18:19.985420 2023-09-18T10:08:29.796922 text/html text/html 186494 2025-08-17T06:17:05.465797 application/epub+zip 189079 2025-08-17T06:17:01.720888 application/epub+zip 172720 2025-08-17T06:17:00.576819 application/epub+zip 363563 2025-08-17T06:17:08.379777 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339832 2025-08-17T06:17:04.788834 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309619 2022-09-19T09:12:13.341506 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 270934 2025-08-17T06:16:58.457905 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 251264 2024-10-23T14:10:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18436 2025-08-17T06:17:08.518802 application/rdf+xml 14892 2025-08-17T06:17:01.093855 image/jpeg 3792 2025-08-17T06:17:00.821819 image/jpeg 186577 2025-08-17T06:16:58.806823 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia fi.wikipedia