high-profile projects far beyond the usual framework of the festival are the best remembered kristina leva theatrical marathoneven the most sophisticated spectators beyond the limits of imagination. what has not happened at the chekhov festival over these 30 years are optical illusions, unexpected flights of fancy on the russian stage. hurricanes raged. thousands of rose petals fell, and tons of rice, and it all started back in the nineties, when it seemed no one cared about art, but chekhov became, thus, the fresh air of creativity and freedom time. the collapse of the soviet union seemed to have no no prospects, nevertheless, we lived through these 30 bright, difficult, but very beautiful years, so we hope that in the new chekhov festival, under difficult conditions, it will also continue its activities, who did not believe that it was possible, no one thought that it was to whom something is needed and only the great optimist and soul of the festival valery shadrin and the genius maximalist fetter stein, refuting all conjectures and fears , confidently and methodically came to their goal on our stage showe