Such a Chekhov we have never seen before! post-Soviet Chekhov echoes

This article seeks to reflect on dramaturgical reinterpretations of plays by Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) by contemporary Russian playwrights, such as Alexey Slapovsky (1957-), Lyudmila Petrushevskaya (1938-), Viktor Slavkin (1935-2014) and others. Such reinterpretations arose mainly at the time of Perestroika and the fall of the USSR, a period in which several scenic reinterpretations of the Chekhovian plays had already been done by Russian directors as well as European, American and Brazilian directors.A partir da reflexão acerca das montagens e releituras cênicas das peças de Anton Tchékhov (1860-1904) ao longo do século XX, o presente artigo busca refletir sobre as releituras dramatúrgicas das peças do autor - surgidas principalmente na época da Perestroika e final da URSS - por dramaturgos russos contemporâneos, como Alekséi Slapóvski (1957-), Liudmila Petruchévskaia (1938-), Viktor Slávkin (1935-2014) e outros