Papa

Synopsis

"Papa" (Russian: Папаша) is a short story by the Russian writer Anton Chekhov. Written in 1880, it was first published on June 29, 1880, under the pseudonym "An. Ch." in the twenty-sixth issue of the literary and humorous magazine Strekoza. Censorship approval was obtained on June 26. In 1882, Chekhov planned to include the story in his collection Shalost (Mischief). For this purpose, minor stylistic revisions were made to the work, along with an important addition—the description of a bribe. The collection was printed but ultimately barred by censors. The prototype for the mathematics teacher may have been Vladimir Dmitrievich Starov, a teacher at the Taganrog Gymnasium.

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Type

Book

Release date

June 29, 1880

Created by

Anton Chekhov