Dmitry Gurov is a Moscow banker, is married and has three children. He considers women inferior to men, and his is not a happy marriage. One day, while vacationing in Yalta, met in a restaurant Anna Serge'evna that is having lunch in the company of his dog. Soon between Dmitry and Anna begins a relationship that brings the two protagonists to a much deeper involvement and unexpected....

A classic of world literature, one of the most famous playwrights in the world. His works have been translated into more than one hundred languages. His plays, especially The Seagull, Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard, have been staged in many theaters around the world for over a hundred years. The story “The Darling” reflected Chekhov’s life impressions and memories associated with his stay in Taganrog, Moscow and Yalta, it reproduced real signs of the time. The image of the main character caused an ambiguous reaction among Chekhov's contemporaries, although in general, “The Darling” was...