Anton Pavlovich Chekhov is one of the brightest and most outstanding writers of Russian literature, whose contribution to world culture cannot be overestimated. Chekhov never limited himself to a one-sided reflection of human life, but skillfully showed all its versatility and drama, the irreversibility of past events. The writer left the reader the right to act as a kind of co-author, comprehending both the text and the life reflected in it independently. The collection includes selected stories by A.P. Chekhov with illustrations by outstanding masters of book graphics - Alexei Laptev and Vladimir Ladyagin.