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An 8 page research paper that analyzes how Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard" reflects the social and political situation in Russia at that time. The writer discusses how Chekhov foresaw the downfall of the aristocracy and the corresponding rise of the commercial/merchant class. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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play, as, indeed, the last years of his life, were intertwined with the failed revolution that swept over Russia the year after his death (Stowe, 2002). As "The Cherry Orchard"
demonstrates, Chekhov was fully aware of the social changes that were sweeping over Russia. He foresaw the downfall of the aristocracy and the rise of the merchant/commercial class. In "The
Cherry Orchard," Chekhov symbolically represents the decline of the Russian aristocracy at the end of the nineteenth century through his portrayal of one Russian family as a microcosm of the
rapid decline of "old Russia," while also foreshadowing the coming social upheaval, particularly through the ideals of two characters, Trofimov and Lopakhin (Allen, 2002).
The merchant Lopakhin represents the values of the new era, while the student Trofimov espouses the political philosophy that will eventually replace both the values of the aristocracy,
as well as the new commercial class (Allen, 2002). Nevertheless, it can be seen that Chekhov discounts the importance of the emerging revolutionaries, which Allen (2002) feels is indicative of
why Communism ultimately did not receive substantial support from the middle class. The following analysis of "The Cherry Orchard" demonstrates how completely this work captures the gist of that era,
and how it reflected the changes in Russian society and government around the end of the nineteenth century. However, before addressing the play directly, in order to fully appreciate the
political significance of this play, it is necessary to see it in the political and social context of that era. Background Chekhov
began work on this play in the spring of 1903, writing at his new home in Yalta (Stowe, 2002). At that time, he was under increasing pressure from the founders
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