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Prazdnichny (Holiday)

Holiday

also: Праздничный, Holiday

A short story by Nikolai Leikin, praised warmly by Chekhov as having "come off devilishly well," though Chekhov flags one line of a policeman's dialogue as a false, contrived note in an otherwise convincing piece.

Mentioned in 145 works (237 mentions)

Untitled Play (Bezottsovshchina / "Platonov") Plays · 1 mention
Poems and Dubia (school-age and disputed juvenilia) Juvenilia · 3 mentions
The Alarm Clock's Calendar Stories · 1 mention
A Useless Victory Stories · 1 mention
To N. A. and L. S. Zakoryukiny and I. I. and Yu. I. Lyadov, 25 December 1880. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
The Trial Stories · 1 mention
The Fair Stories · 1 mention
If You Chase Two Hares, You Won't Catch Either Stories · 3 mentions
To Al. P. Chekhov, 8 November 1882. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
Captions for Drawings Juvenilia · 1 mention
Two in One Stories · 1 mention
The Only Remedy Stories · 1 mention
From the Diary of a Young Lady Stories · 1 mention
The Decoration Stories · 1 mention
Mixed-Up Announcements Stories · 1 mention
To Al. P. Chekhov, 5 January 1883. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To Al. P. Chekhov, 17–18 April 1883. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To N. A. Leikin, 1883. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To Al. P. Chekhov, 13 May 1883. Moscow. letter · 2 mentions
To N. A. Leikin, 25 December 1883. Moscow. letter · 2 mentions
To N. A. Leikin, 31 December 1883. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
A Story Hard to Give a Title To Stories · 1 mention
A Doormat Stories · 2 mentions
The Swedish Match Stories · 1 mention
The Thief Stories · 1 mention
Zakuska (Appetizers) Stories · 2 mentions
Dacha Rules Stories · 1 mention
The Examination for Rank Stories · 1 mention
The Ideal Examination Stories · 1 mention
Both Better Stories · 1 mention
To N. A. Leikin, 22 January 1884. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To P. A. Sergeyenko, 17 December 1884. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To N. A. Leikin, 23 December 1884. Moscow. letter · 2 mentions
A Holiday Obligation Stories · 1 mention
Holiday Money Stories · 7 mentions
A Dream Stories · 8 mentions
At the Almshouse for the Incurable and the Aged Stories · 1 mention
The Eclipse of the Moon Stories · 1 mention
From the Memoirs of an Idealist Stories · 1 mention
New Year's Great Martyrs Stories · 1 mention
To N. A. Leikin, 22 March 1885. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To N. A. Leikin, 17 July 1885. Babkino. letter · 1 mention
To N. A. Leikin, 23 November 1885. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To N. A. Leikin, 28 December 1885. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
A Guide for Those Wishing to Marry. (Secret) Stories · 1 mention
On the Road Stories · 2 mentions
On the Harmful Effects of Tobacco Plays · 1 mention
To V. V. Bilibin, 18 January 1886. Moscow. letter · 2 mentions
To N. A. Leikin, 19 January 1886. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To M. V. Kiseleva, 29 March 1886. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To N. A. Leikin, 13 April 1886. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To M. V. Kiseleva, 21 September 1886. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To N. A. Leikin, 23 October 1886. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To N. A. Leikin, 8 December 1886. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To A. S. Suvorin, 21 December 1886. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To N. A. Leikin, 24 December 1886. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To A. S. Kiselev, 25 December 1886. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
Vanka Stories · 1 mention
A Trifle of Life Stories · 1 mention
The Cossack Stories · 1 mention
The Critic Stories · 1 mention
During Holy Week Stories · 1 mention
Tumbleweed Stories · 1 mention
The Letter Stories · 1 mention
To N. A. Leikin, 12 January 1887. Moscow. letter · 2 mentions
To Al. P. Chekhov, 17 January 1887. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To M. Ye. Chekhov, 18 January 1887. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To M. P. Chekhova, 4 April 1887. Slavyansk. letter · 1 mention
To the Chekhovs, 7 April 1887. Taganrog. letter · 1 mention
To the Chekhovs, 11 April 1887. Taganrog. letter · 1 mention
To the Chekhovs, 11 May 1887. Taganrog. letter · 1 mention
To Al. P. Chekhov, 25 December 1887. Moscow. letter · 3 mentions
N. A. Leikin, 27 December 1887. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
The Duel Stories · 2 mentions
The Princess Stories · 1 mention
An Unpleasantness Stories · 1 mention
To G. M. Chekhov, 9 February 1888. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To I. L. Leontyev, 18 April 1888. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To K. S. Barantsevich, 20 April 1888. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To Ya. A. Korneyev, 21–23 April 1888. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To V. N. Davydov, 23 April 1888. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To N. A. Leikin, 23 April 1888. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To Al. P. Chekhov, 1888. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To Al. P. Chekhov, 28 August 1888. Sumy. letter · 1 mention
To G. M. Chekhov, 10 September 1888. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To N. A. Leikin, 22 December 1888. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To N. A. Leikin, 23 December 1888. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To A. S. Suvorin, 23 December 1888. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To D. V. Grigorovich, 24 December 1888. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To S. P. Kuvshinnikova, 25 December 1888. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To A. S. Suvorin, 26 December 1888. Moscow. letter · 2 mentions
To Ye. M. Lintvareva, December 1888. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
A Dreary Story Stories · 3 mentions
The Steppe: The Story of a Journey Stories · 3 mentions
Thieves Stories · 2 mentions
The Wife Stories · 1 mention
To A. S. Suvorin, 5 January 1889. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To A. S. Suvorin, 8 April 1889. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To P. N. Isakov, 9 April 1889. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To N. A. Leikin, 10 April 1889. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To Al. P. Chekhov, 11 April 1889. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To A. S. Suvorin, 7 December 1889. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To N. A. Leikin, 25 December 1889. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To A. N. Pleshcheyev, 25 December 1889. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To A. S. Suvorin, 27 December 1889. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To A. I. Sumbatov, 27–28 December 1889. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To I. M. Kondratyev, 28 December 1889. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To R. R. Golike, 31 March 1890. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To A. S. Suvorin, 9 December 1890. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To I. P. Chekhov, 10 December 1890. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To A. S. Suvorin, 24 December 1890. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To V. A. Tikhonov, 25 December 1890. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To I. L. Leontyev, 26 December 1890. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To Al. P. Chekhov, 27 December 1890. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To A. S. Suvorin, 13 December 1891. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To I. L. Leontyev, 15 December 1891. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To A. S. Suvorin, 15 December 1891. Moscow. letter · 3 mentions
To A. S. Suvorin, 5 January 1891. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To the Chekhovs, April 1891. Nice. letter · 2 mentions
Notebooks. Diaries Notebooks · 2 mentions
A Woman's Kingdom Stories · 21 mentions
The Black Monk Stories · 1 mention
Ward No. 6 Stories · 2 mentions
To A. I. Smagin, 4 January 1892. Petersburg. letter · 1 mention
The Grasshopper Stories · 1 mention
An Anonymous Story Stories · 3 mentions
The Teacher of Literature Stories · 2 mentions
Big Volodya and Little Volodya Stories · 1 mention
Anna on the Neck Stories · 1 mention
The House with the Mezzanine Stories · 3 mentions
My Life: A Provincial's Story Stories · 4 mentions
Мужики Stories · 4 mentions
Unfinished [Schulz] Stories · 1 mention
The Spouse Stories · 1 mention
Three Years Stories · 3 mentions
Sakhalin Island Nonfiction · 11 mentions
Ionych Stories · 2 mentions
Gooseberries Stories · 1 mention
A Failure of Compensation Stories · 1 mention
A Case from Practice Stories · 3 mentions
The Lady with the Little Dog Stories · 2 mentions
The Darling Stories · 2 mentions
The New Villa Stories · 2 mentions
On Official Business Stories · 1 mention
In the Ravine Stories · 5 mentions

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