The Shooting Party

“The Shooting Party” is a mystery novella by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, written in 1884–1885. The work tells the story of examining magistrate Zinoviev, who presents an editor with a manuscript about the mysterious murder of a young woman, Olga Skvortsova, that occurred during a hunting party. The novella is distinguished by unexpected plot twists and the psychological depth of its characters. This edition is an adapted version for learners of Russian at the B1 level.