The film tells about Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. October 17, 1896. On the facade of the Alexandrinsky Theater — a poster about the premiere of "The Seagull". A few hours are left before the performance. Chekhov and his sister Masha are expecting Lika Mizinova from Moscow station to arrive from Moscow. Chekhov is alarmed by the upcoming premiere, excited by the meeting with love, which never took place. Memories of acquaintance with Lika, of the experiences caused by the rude scolding of newspaper men who predicted the young writer the inglorious "death under the fence", about the unexpected decision for everyone to go to Sakhalin...

Directed by: Sergei Yutkevich
Written by: Sergei Yutkevich & Leonid Malyugin
Runtime: 82 minutes
Cast:
Yevgeni Lebedev Yevgeni Lebedev
Pavel Yegorovich Chekhov 
Aleksandra Panova Aleksandra Panova
Yevgeniya Yakovlevna Chekhova 
Rolan Bykov Rolan Bykov
Mikhail Pavlovich Chekhov 
Iya Savvina Iya Savvina
Mariya Pavlovna Chekhova 
Nikolay Grinko Nikolay Grinko
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 
Marina Vlady Marina Vlady
Lika Mizinova 
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Also known as:
  • Subject for a Short Story
  • Лика — любовь Чехова
  • Sujet für eine Kurzgeschichte
  • Lika, le grand amour de Tchekov
  • Сюжет для невеликого оповідання
  • Juoni pieneen kertomukseen
  • A „Sirály” születése
  • Temat na niewielkie opowiadanie
  • Docela malá povídka
  • Lühijutu süžee