Abstract
The purpose of this article is to analyze Anton Pavlovich Chekhov’s attitude towards the penal colony established on Sakhalin Island and how it fails to respect the human dignity of women and children within the island’s population. In this analysis I have referred to Chekhov’s text, Sakhalin Island, and to the reality captured by the writer following his visit to the island. This work differs considerably from Chekhov’s literary oeuvre, as it serves not only as a monograph on the island of Sakhalin, but also captures important autobiographical elements that subsequently altered Chekhov’s attitude to society. In the present paper I will also refer to the idea of colonialism within the Russian Empire, especially as it applies to the penal colony established on the island.
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