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RUSSIAN LITERATURE Published in October, 2020 H E K T O R A M A . THE EDUCATION OF DOCTOR CHEKHOV Chekhov was neither an academic star, nor a social standout. There were, however, two areas in which he excelled. The first was his ability to listen to patients […]
Suffering and empathy in the stories of Anton Chekhov and their relevance to healthcare today
Peter McCann London Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) Throughout his life, Anton Chekhov was often faced with the reality of suffering in human existence. His family’s bankruptcy and life of poverty in Moscow influenced young Anton’s thoughts about suffering and degradation in society, and his brief period of medical practice in Moscow provided him with enough experience […]
The tracheotomy
Michelle Paff Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA The tracheotomy Michelle Paff Oil on canvas 20” x 15” The transformation of a medical student into a physician is depicted in the short story, The Steel Windpipe (1925), by the Russian physician and author, Mikhail Bulgakov. A young practitioner is stationed alone at a rural hospital, […]