Uncle Vanya (Дядя Ваня – Dyadya Vanya 1897) written by Anton Chekhov, having received its Moscow première in 1899 in a production by the Moscow Art Theatre under the direction of K. Stanislavski

   Scenes from Uncle Vanya (Дядя Ваня – Dyadya Vanya first published in 1897) written by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov (1860-1906), having received its Moscow première in a production by the Moscow Art Theatre under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski, with the scenic design by Viktor Simov, on November 7, 1899

   The cast included Alexander Vishnevsky as Vanya, Vasily Luzhsky as Professor Serebriakov, Olga Knipper as Yeliena, Maria Lilina as Sonia, Alexander Artem as Telyeghin, Maria Samarova as Marina, and Stanislavski as Astrov. Leo Tolstoy saw the production on February 6, 1900.