title: Chekhov`s Dramas as a Figurative Basis of the Plays by Slavomir Mrzhek “Love in Crimea” and Vaclav Havel`s “Leaving”
abstract: The play by Slavomir Mrozhek “Love in Crimea” (1993) and Vaclav Havel's “Leaving” (2007) are based on themes and images of the plays by A. P. Chekhov. Slavic playwrights portray Chekhov's style, fill their plays with direct quotes, reminiscences, and allusions from his plays. This paper traces the connections between “Love in Crimea” by Mrozhek and “Leaving” by Havel with Chekhov's plays “The Seagull”, “Uncle Vanya”, “Three Sisters” and “The Cherry Orchard”. “Three Sisters” and “The Cherry Orcha
journal: Vestnik slavianskikh kul’tur [Bulletin of Slavic Cultures]