,8,a ,tripp+ ,t;gue,0 by ,anton
,*ekhov3 ,%ort ,/ory ,analysis
  ,a ,tripp+ ,t;gue,0 is a r1li/ic %ort
/ory publi%$ on ! #bgth ( ,septemb]
#ahhf by ,russian %ort-/ory writ] ,anton
,*ekhov4 ,*ekhov is "o ( ! mo/
unconv5;nal writ]s ( prose & %ort fic;n
! _w has "e "kn4 ,9/1d ( answ]+ "qs1 he
asks se>*+ "qs "? 8 %ort fic;n4 ,? is
evid5t 9 mo/ ( 8 writ+s1 9clud+ ? %ort
/ory titl$ ,8,a ,tripp+ ,t;gue,04 ,"h a
"y elite >i/ocratic m>ri$ woman is cau<t
9 h] [n lies4 ,! "y lady's "n 0
,natalya4 ,%e tri$ to gossip & make up a
pack ( lies ab h] holi"d fr ,yulia to h]
husb&1 ,vassit*ka4 ,b "? h] tripp+
t;gue1 %e manages to 9directly blurt \ !
tru? ( h] [n sc&al\s 2havior 9 ,crimea 9
,yalta4 ,"!=e1 ? %ort /ory %[s h[ "o _c
lie & gossip falsely ab o!rs )\t fall+
9to ! trap ( "o's [n lies4 ,! poor1
h["e1 "s"ts tell tall tales to ease !
burd5 ( pov]ty 9 _! "ey"d life4 ,"o s*
%ort /ory is ,8,h] ,lov],0,8,h] ,lov],0
by ,maxim ,gorky.24 ,on ! o!r h&1     #a
,natalya lies to curry favor ) h] husb&4
,%e spoils ! "n ( ano!r elite m>ri$
woman :o1 l ,natalya1 _h _h s"eal a6airs
:ile abroad on holi"d 9 ,crimea4
  ,note t ,crimea is a p59sula locat$ on
! nor!rn coa/ ( ! ,black ,sea 9 ,ea/]n
,europe t is alm 5tirely surr.d$ by bo?
! ,black ,sea & ! small] ,sea ( ,azov to
! nor?1/4 ,) ! collapse ( ! ,soviet
,union1 ,ukra9e 0 ree/abli%$ z an
9dep5d5t /ate 9 #aiia4 ,mo/ ( ! p59sula
0 reorganiz$ z ! ,autonom\s ,republic (
,crimea1 :ile ! c;y ( ,seva/opol reta9$
xs special /atus )9 ,ukra9e4 ,yalta is a
resort c;y on ! s\? coa/ ( ! ,crim1n
,p59sula surr.d$ by ! ,black ,sea4
,attract$ by ! region's sc5ic b1uty &
m.ta9s1 ,natalya & ,yulia _h g"o "! on
holi"d to get away f _! empty & bor+
3v5;nal lives4 ,natalya's husb&1
,vassit*ka1 0 a civil c\ncilor 9 !
,ts>i/s ,russian gov]n;t & 0 a v
9flu5tial p]son4 ,he ador$ 8 wife & knew
t %e 0 giv5 to ba2l+ ab ?+s t 9t]e/$ h]
9 ! b>ga91 "s"ts tell+ a pack (       #b
lies4 ,he wasn't r1dy = h] 9direct
ref];e to a torrid a6air %e _h 9 ,crimea
) h] ,t>t> guide ,suleiman4
  ,! ,t>t>s 7 memb]s ( ! comb9$ =ces (
c5tral ,asian peoples1 9clud+ ,m;gols &
,turks4 ,"! 7 _m s* adv5tur\s & amor\s
,t>t>s 9 ,crimea :o act$ z t\ri/ guides4
,!y 7 look$ d[n ^u by ! ,russians1 :o
2hav$ 9 a raci/ way t[>ds !m4 ,natalya1
too poses t %e n"e _h any?+ to d ) a
,t>t>4 ,no elite m>ri$ woman 9 _! "r m9d
wd d>e 9dicate t !y _h feel+s = a ,t>t>4
,h["e1 9 ! c\rse ( holi"d gossip1 :5
,natalya tries to t>ni% ,yulia's "n1 %e
9directly lets on t %e1 too1 l ,yulia1
_h an a6air ) ,suleiman1 h] ,t>t> guide1
dur+ h] /ay 9 ,crimea4 ,p]h1 x 0
adv5ture or ! bor$om ( 3v5;nal;y t
app1l$ to ! amoral ,yulia & ,natalya to
h sexual rela;n%ips ) ! ,t>t> guides4
  ,natalya tries to hide h] /ory4 ,%e is
a%am$ ( ! fact t %e _h _h an a6air )
,suleiman4 ,:ile r1d+ ! text1 we r1lize
t ! a6air 0 gett+ s]i\s :5 ,suleiman
keeps =gett+ t ,natalya 0 a m>ri$     #c
,russian woman4 ,natalya _h _m "ts to
put ! amor\s ,suleiman 9 8 place ?\< %e
0 5joy+ ! att5;n4 ,natalya sp1ks to
,vassit*ka ab ! immoral ,yulia & o!r
>i/ocratic wom54 ,b %e 9v>iably %[s h]
fru/ra;n4 ,2+ ! wife ( a civil c\ncilor1
%e knew t ev5 if h] husb& suspect$ t %e
_h _h an a6air 9 ,crimea1 he wd / n
divorce h] 2c ( 3v5;nal;y & social
pressure4
  ,vassit*ka is aw>e ( ! immoral 2havior
( ! ,t>t> guides 9 ,crimea4 ,he r1d ab
!m 9 a magaz9e :ile ,natalya 0 away on
holi"d4 ,he asks h] :e!r !y 7 9de$ !
,don ,juan's ( ,crimea4 ,don ,juan 0 a
fam\s lov] & sc.drel :o _h made m ?an a
?\s& sexual 3que/s4 ,8 "n is n[
prov]bial = a captivat+ man "kn z a grt
lov] or s$uc] ( wom54 ,:5 ,vassit*ka
asks ,natalya :e!r %e met any s* ,8,don
,juan's "! 9 ,crimea1 ,natalya grimaces
& is 4da9;l 9dicative t ! a6air )
,suleiman _h n 5d$ well4 ,mo/ probably1
,natalya _h brok5 ,suleiman's he>t ) no
remorse on h] side 2c %e wd r keep    #d
h] social /atus z a wife ( a civil
c\ncilor r ?an degrade h] /atus by runn+
(f ) a ,t>t>4
  ,com+ to ,yulia1 :o 0 a holi"d
companion ( ,natalya 9 ,crimea1 %e too
app>5tly _h a torrid a6air ) h] ,t>t>
guide1 ,mametkul4 ,yulia 0 s amor\s &
sexually attract$ t[>ds ,mametkul t %e
us$ to act t %e 0 fa9t+ to get
physically close to ,mametkul4 ,%e ev5
s5t ,natalya & ,suleiman (f 9 a middle (
a holi"d exp$i;n to 2 al"o ) ,mametkul &
probably h sex ) hm4 ,yulia 3v]s$ )
,mametkul = h\rs 9 h] holi"d room "r
till ! late h\rs ( ! ni<t4 ,notice t all
! details ab ,yulia >e al applicable to
,natalya 2c %e did "ey?+ t ,yulia did4
,:at is m1 ,natalya 0 s %ame.s 9 h]
a6ec;n & sexual f]vor t[>ds ! t\ri/s
guide ,turks t %e ev5 manag$ to 5tice
,mametkul to sleep ) h] :5 ,yulia 0 away
"o ev5+4 ,x is evid5t f ! descrip;ns
giv5 by ,anton ,*ekhov 9 ? text t
,natalya _h slept ) bo? ,mametkul &
,suleiman4 ,yulia 0 furi\s :5 %e      #e
came back f h] \t+ to probably f9d
,mametkul 9 ! >ms ( ,natalya 9 a
compromis+ posi;n4
  ,natalya is n[ back f h] holi"d1 tell+
h] husb& all t presumably ,yulia _h d"o4
,%e tries to pa9t h]f z a sa9t by n>rat+
^! torrid details ab ,yulia4 ,natalya's
husb& is see?+ ) ang] & suspicion4 ,? we
"k f ! s>ca/ic way he answ]s h] :5 %e
tells ( h] adv5tures 9 ,crimea1 & by !
pellets ( br1dcrumbs he br1ks 9 rage
dur+ ! 3v]sa;n4 ,he r1lizes t 8 wife _h
_h a gd "t1 b he _c d any?+ ab x 2c a
divorce wd spoil 8 reputa;n 9 society4
,x is obvi\s ,natalya has br"\ home h]
feel+s = ,suleiman to h] husb&'s h\se1 &
n[ "! 0 no go+ back4 ,we "k ,suleiman
2sots h] by ! way %e describes 8 face1 8
d>k eyes1 & 8 2havior4
  ,"! is a /r;g raci/ h9t "h 9 ? %ort
/ory ": ,natalya m5;ns ! o!r races &
communities ( p ! ,russians despis$4 ,^!
>e ,circassians1 ,greeks1 & ,moors4 ,a
,circassian is a memb] ( a gr\p ( ma9ly
,sunni ,muslims ( ! nor?-we/]n        #f
,caucasus4 ,a ,moor cd m1n any"o :o 0
,muslim or _h d>k sk94 ,o3a.nally1
,europ1ns wd 4t+ui% 2t 8blackamoors0 &
8:ite ,moors04 ,^! e?nic races 7 look$
d[n ^u 9 ,russia1 & ,natalya tries to
m5;n x to prove to h] husb& t %e _h no
d1l+ on h] holi"d ) any"o :o 0 a
,muslim4 ,h["e1 %e did 2c %e ne$$ a
,t>t> to t\r ! m.ta9s4 ,%e 0 aw>e t
,t>t>s 7 rom.ers & want$ to 5joy a
physical rela;n%ip ) !m 2h h] husb&'s
back4 ,l ,yulia1 ,natalya 0 a bon ton :
9dicates wom5 ) gd mann]s & etiquette b
:o 7 sexually fru/rat$ 9 _! m>riages &
seek+ lives ": !y cd 2 free4
  ,8,a ,tripp+ ,t;gue,0 is ab ,natalya's
t;gue1 :o1 "? a slip ( ! t;gue1 m5;ns to
h] husb& ,vassit*ka t %e _h _h an a6air
) a ,muslim 9 ,crimea4 ,we >e left )
mix$ feel+s at ! 5d ( ! /ory = a p]son l
,natalya4 ,h["e1 we d rememb] o!r
,russian %ort /ories ( poor & d[ntrodd5
pro/itutes p5n$ by ! ,russian-,soviet
writ] ,maxim ,gorky :o %[s u t ^! poor
pro/itutes1 if !y _h x _! way1 wd n   #g
h be5 sell+ _! bodies4 ,!y l;g$ = !
secure m>ri$ life ,natalya 0 b.s$ )4
,h["e1 de/9y is s* t ": ,gorky's
pro/itutes die due to pov]ty or 3c5tra;n
camps1 >i/ocratic wom5 l ,natalya play !
h>lot ) e man !y meet )\t respect+ _!
m>ital v[s4 ,to r1d m ab ,maxim ,gorky's
"ws1 y c *eck \ my analysis ( a few ( 8
"ws .1"h"h"h4 ,gorky gives a morali/ic &
exi/5tial ele;t to 8 /ories ( sexual;y &
sexual pr(an;y4 ,anton ,*ekhov1 :o mo/ly
wrote ab ! ri* & 9flu5tial1 lacks ^!
ele;ts 9 8 %ort /ories b br+s \ 9 !
r1d]'s m9d "qs ab ! ri*'s moral;y or
lack "!(4 ,leo ,tol/oy1 a 3tempor>y (
,gorky & ,*ekhov1 takes a religi\s
viewpo9t on ! :ole matt]4 ,y c *eck \ my
analyses ( ,leo ,tol/oy "ws "h"h4
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