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Kashtanka
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"Kashtanka" () is an 1887 short story by Anton Chekhov. It follows the adventures, mostly in the circus, of a mongrel dog of the same name. The story was adapted into several films.

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Author
Anton P. Chejov
First published
2016
Editions
2

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Short story.name
Kashtanka
Short story.title_orig
Каштанка
Short story.image
Kashtanka 01 (Kardovsky).jpg
Short story.imagesize
220px
Short story.caption
Kashtanka, Fedyushka and Luka Alexandrovich1903 illustration by Dmitry Kardovsky
Short story.author
Anton Chekhov
Short story.country
Russia
Short story.language
Russian
Short story.published_in
Novoye Vremya
Short story.pub_date
25 December 1887 (old style)

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Kashtanka 05 (Kardovsky).jpg
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first line
Молодая рыжая собака - помесь такса с дворняжкой - очень похожая мордой на лисицу, бегала взад и вперед по тротуару и беспокойно оглядывалась по сторонам.
publication date
1887-12-25
title
В учёном обществе
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Kashtanka
inception
1887-00-00
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  • Publication
  • Background
  • Plot
  • Reception
  • Adaptations
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

"Kashtanka" () is an 1887 short story by Anton Chekhov. It follows the adventures, mostly in the circus, of a mongrel dog of the same name. The story was adapted into several films.

==Publication== The story was first published in Novoye Vremyas No. 4248, 25 December (old style) 1887 issue, originally under the title "In Learned Society" (В учёном обществе; V uchyonom obschestve).

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