"The Lady with the Dog" is a masterpiece of an anecdotal impressionist novel by the Russian writer Anton Chekhov. This touching story tells about relationships and love that go beyond social norms. In the center of the plot is a romance between a young bourgeois and his lover, who turns out to be a married lady. The meeting is accidental, but for the heroes it turns into something more than just an adventure. They feel the magic of love, which knocks them out of the narrow circle of everyday life. Chekhov successfully reveals the internal conflicts of the characters, showing their internal struggle between moral feelings and pragmatic customs. The author forces the reader to remain with the question of where the line between morality and love is, whether it can be crossed for the sake of happiness. Reading "The Lady with the Dog", you are transported to the world of inner dramas and feelings of the characters, illuminating every word of Chekhov, which affects the soul with its depth and skill.