Three Sisters

play by Anton Chekhov

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Written by: Anton Chekhov
Characters: Prozorov family: Olga Sergeyevna Prozorova Maria Sergeyevna Kulygina Irina Sergeyevna Prozorova Andrei Sergeyevich Prozorov
Date premiered: 1901 ( 1901 ) , Moscow
Original language: Russian
Genre: Drama
Setting: A provincial Russian garrison town

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Drei Schwestern – Anton Tschechov

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publication date: 1901-00-00
Commons category: Three Sisters (Chekhov)
inception: 1900-00-00
date of first performance: 1901-01-31
title: Три сестры
first line: Отец умер ровно год назад, как раз в этот день, пятого мая, в твои именины, Ирина.
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Chekhov in a 1905 illustration.

Three Sisters (Russian: Три сeстры́, romanized: Tri sestry) is a play by the Russian author and playwright Anton Chekhov. It was written in 1900 and first performed in 1901 at the Moscow Art Theatre. The play is often included on the shortlist of Chekhov's outstanding plays, along with The Cherry Orchard, The Seagull and Uncle Vanya.