Rothschild's Fiddle / Скрипка Ротшильда

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The presented short-story by the classic of world and Russian literature, academician of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, one of the most famous playwrights in the world Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) belongs to the late period of his creativity.

Through the prism of a simple, at first glance, and unpretentious plot, the author shows the reader and the world the dynamics of the birth of the protagonist’s soul, its liberation from the cocoon of earthly vanity.

This book in the “Language through Reading” series is a valuable practical guide both for native Russian speakers learning English and for native English speakers learning Russian. Synchronous reading in two languages ensures accelerated vocabulary acquisition. Having the original text and its translation in front of your eyes does not distract from reading, minimizes the use of a dictionary, and effectively promotes mastery and training of direct and reverse translation.

However, those connoisseurs of literature who do not speak English or Russian and do not set themselves the goal of mastering one of them become the owners of a unique edition and gain the opportunity to enjoy the brilliant work of literature by Anton Chekhov “Rothschild’s Fiddle”.