‘A Day in the Country’ by Anton Chekhov: Short Story Analysis ‘A Day in the Country’ is a realistic short story about the beauties of nature and true friendship penned and published on the 19th of May 1886 by Russian short-story writer Anton Chekhov. Chekhov is one of the greatest Russian short-story writers and one of the best proponents of short fiction writing the world … [Read more...] about ‘A Day in the Country’ by Anton Chekhov: Short Story Analysis