Death is felt in all of Chekhov’s works, and in many of his later stories the approach of dea
Death is felt in all of Chekhov’s works, and in many of his later stories the approach of dea
doctor and told him loudly, ‘Ich sterbe’ (‘I am dying’). The doctor tried to calm him and went a
doctor and told him loudly, ‘Ich sterbe’ (‘I am dying’). The doctor tried to calm him and went a
doctor and told him loudly, ‘Ich sterbe’ (‘I am dying’). The doctor tried to calm him and went a
For Tolstoy, death was no such easy thing. Terrified of his own mortality, he attached his
For Tolstoy, death was no such easy thing. Terrified of his own mortality, he attached his
For Tolstoy, death was no such easy thing. Terrified of his own mortality, he attached his
The Death of Ivan Ilich (1886)
reduced by those about him to the level of a fortuitous, disagreeable and rather indec
reduced by those about him to the level of a fortuitous, disagreeable and rather indec
reduced by those about him to the level of a fortuitous, disagreeable and rather indec
them, and simply felt sorry for the sick, expiring master. On one occasion when Ivan Ilich was
them, and simply felt sorry for the sick, expiring master. On one occasion when Ivan Ilich was
them, and simply felt sorry for the sick, expiring master. On one occasion when Ivan Ilich was
’We shall all of us die, so what’s a little trouble?’ meaning by this that he did not mind the e
’We shall all of us die, so what’s a little trouble?’ meaning by this that he did not mind the e
’We shall all of us die, so what’s a little trouble?’ meaning by this that he did not mind the e
A simple peasant has given to this judge a moral lesson about truth and compassion. He has
A simple peasant has given to this judge a moral lesson about truth and compassion. He has
A simple peasant has given to this judge a moral lesson about truth and compassion. He has
The Death of Ivan Ilich was based upon the death of Tolstoy’s friend, Ivan Ilich Mechnikov, a
The Death of Ivan Ilich was based upon the death of Tolstoy’s friend, Ivan Ilich Mechnikov, a
The Death of Ivan Ilich was based upon the death of Tolstoy’s friend, Ivan Ilich Mechnikov, a
Sketches from a Hunter’s Album.
’Where to? It’s obvious where to - home, if things are that bad. If things are like that, the
’Where to? It’s obvious where to - home, if things are that bad. If things are like that, the
’Where to? It’s obvious where to - home, if things are that bad. If things are like that, the
’But you’ll do yourself real harm, Vasily Dmitrich. I’m surprised that you even got here at
’But you’ll do yourself real harm, Vasily Dmitrich. I’m surprised that you even got here at
’But you’ll do yourself real harm, Vasily Dmitrich. I’m surprised that you even got here at
’No, Brother Kapiton Timofeich, if I’m going to die, I’ll die at home. If I died here, God
’No, Brother Kapiton Timofeich, if I’m going to die, I’ll die at home. If I died here, God
’No, Brother Kapiton Timofeich, if I’m going to die, I’ll die at home. If I died here, God
The same peasant attitudes were noted by Tolstoy in Three Deaths (1856), by Leskov in The
The same peasant attitudes were noted by Tolstoy in Three Deaths (1856), by Leskov in The
The same peasant attitudes were noted by Tolstoy in Three Deaths (1856), by Leskov in The
They didn’t puff themselves up or fight against it or brag that they were going to die - they t
They didn’t puff themselves up or fight against it or brag that they were going to die - they t
They didn’t puff themselves up or fight against it or brag that they were going to die - they t
But attitudes like this were not just literary invention. They were documented in the
But attitudes like this were not just literary invention. They were documented in the
But attitudes like this were not just literary invention. They were documented in the
God for taking it away.142 There were peasant proverbs to advance the view that ‘It’s a goo
God for taking it away.142 There were peasant proverbs to advance the view that ‘It’s a goo
God for taking it away.142 There were peasant proverbs to advance the view that ‘It’s a goo
The desperate peasant woman in The Brothers Karamazov who has lost her boy is told by Zosi
The desperate peasant woman in The Brothers Karamazov who has lost her boy is told by Zosi
The desperate peasant woman in The Brothers Karamazov who has lost her boy is told by Zosi
During a severe harvest failure it was even known for the peasants to exhume the corpses of
During a severe harvest failure it was even known for the peasants to exhume the corpses of
During a severe harvest failure it was even known for the peasants to exhume the corpses of
At set times of the year, but especially at Easter and Pentecost, it was important for th
At set times of the year, but especially at Easter and Pentecost, it was important for th
At set times of the year, but especially at Easter and Pentecost, it was important for th
One of the last utterances Tolstoy made, as he lay dying in the stationmaster’s little ho
One of the last utterances Tolstoy made, as he lay dying in the stationmaster’s little ho
One of the last utterances Tolstoy made, as he lay dying in the stationmaster’s little ho
But if the Church refused to say a mass for the dead man, the people said one for him in anot
But if the Church refused to say a mass for the dead man, the people said one for him in anot
But if the Church refused to say a mass for the dead man, the people said one for him in anot
death of any Tsar, Tolstoy was buried in his favourite childhood spot. It was a place in th
