At Christmas Time

"At Christmas Time" is a short story by Anton Chekhov that follows Vasilisa, an aging Russian peasant woman who pays a tavern scribe to write a letter to her daughter Yefimya, not seen in four years. The pompous, semi-literate Yegor fills the letter with military gibberish while Vasilisa's real grief goes unspoken. When the letter finally reaches Yefimya in Petersburg, it unleashes a flood of longing — yet the distance between the two worlds feels greater than ever.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ririro-com-short-stories--6577582/support.