"The World Reads Chekhov" Brings Together People from 78 Countries
February 19, 2025: the city of Taganrog is inextricably linked to the name of Anton Chekhov. The would-be world-famous playwright and writer spent 19 years, nearly half of his life, in the home city where many streets and houses still look the way Chekhov saw them more than a century ago.
The writer's 165th birth anniversary was traditionally commemorated with a wide range of events, one of them being "The World Reads Chekhov". The international campaign is conducted by Taganrog Department of Tourism Development and Foreign Relations and Taganrog Chekhov Public Library for the third time.
Taisia Korobkova and Nikita Lavrov (Alicante, Spain)
The initiative organized by Chekhov's home city brought together over 1000 enthusiasts of Russian literature from the following 78 countries: Abkhazia, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Benin, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Republic of Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Madagascar, Maldives, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, South Ossetia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, UAE, USA, Uzbekistan, Venezuela and Zambia.
Arzu Muradova (Baku, Azerbaijan)
"The World Reads Chekhov"'s third campaign is supported by Rossotrudnichestvo as an information sponsor, thus compatriots abroad took an active part. Teachers, students, and fans of Anton Chekhov's literary heritage read aloud fragments of their favorite Chekhov's works. Short videos in 43 world languages were made.
Cheng Chang (Beijing, China)
Video clips are available on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/TaganrogCityCom/, where we will continue publishing the remaining entries. All participants will be receiving their digital certificates of participation.
