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Author: Leo Tolstoy
First Published: 1887
Type of Work: Drama
Type of Plot: Domestic tragedy
Time of Work: Nineteenth century
Setting: Russia
Principal Characters: Nikita Akimitch Tchilikin, Anisya, Peter Ignátitch, Matryona, Akim, Akoulina, Marina
Genres: Drama, Tragedy, Domestic tragedy
Subjects: Family or family life, Parents and children, Nineteenth century, Europe or Europeans, Sin or Original sin, Fathers, Russia or Russian people
Locales: Russia

Peter Ignátitch, a well-to-do peasant, was forty-two years old and sickly. His second wife, Anisya, was only thirty-two. Still feeling young, she had started an affair with Nikita, their hired man. Peter considered Nikita a loafer and had thought of dismissing him. As he was explaining his intention to his wife, they learned that Nikita was talking about getting married and leaving their farm. Anisya complained to Peter that Nikita’s departure would leave her with more work than she could handle.

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