THE ABSURDITY OF ANTON CHEKHOV’S VAUDEVILLES AS A FORM OF COMPREHENSION OF THE PASSING ERA

In the artistic world of Anton Chekhov’s vaudeville, we observe collision two worlds: old and new. The first is a space officials, bureaucracy “official truthˮ. This countered by an unpredictable hilarious absurdity buffoonery. article discusses concept updating outdated form life, which part unique poetics absurd Chekhov. main technique grotesque, presented on pages plays in both modernist version its development realistic one. If grotesque territory satire, where everything “inappropriateˮ, new unusual condemned ridiculed norms world, then performs function eliminating or through comprehensive ambivalent laughter, refreshing foundation. Carnival laughter cleanses from dogmatic, removes ˮofficialˮ prohibitions, opening doors to free edification. cheerful folkish life accompanies outdating meets emerging one same way as work saw off epoch 19th century, meeting 20th century.