Peasants (novella)
| "Peasants" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Anton Chekhov | |
Chekhov's 1899 French edition of Peasants | |
| Original title | Мужики |
| Translator | Denis Rouche (French, 1899) Constance Garnett |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Russkaya Mysl (1897) |
| Publisher | Adolf Marks (1901) |
| Publication date | April 1897 |
"Peasants" (Russian: Мужики, romanized: Muzhiki) is an 1897 novella by Anton Chekhov. Upon its publication it became a literary sensation of the year, caused controversy (even the Chekhov admirer Leo Tolstoy labeled it "the crime against the people") but in retrospect is regarded as one of Chekhov's masterpieces.