Farewell in June
Original titleПрощание в июне
Written byAlexander Vampilov[1]
CharactersNikolai Kolesov, biology student
Vasya Bukin, Kolesov's friend, geology student
Grisha Frolov, Kolesov's fellow student
Gomyra, Bukin's friend, geology student
Vladimir Alekseevich Repnikov, Tanya's father, rector of the university
Tanya, Repnikov's daughter
Zolotuyev, owner of a country house
Masha, biology student, Bukin's fiancée
Repnikova, Repnikov's wife
milician
other students
Date premiered1966[2]
Original languageRussian
Genrefull-length play

Farewell in June (Russian:Proshchanie v iiune[3]) is a full-length play in two acts by Alexander Vampilov. [4] The play was written in 1964, first published in Angara's No. 1, 1966 issue (Irkutsk), and premiered in 1966.

Plot

Biology student Nikolai Kolesov meets Tanya, the daughter of the rector of his university, Repnikov. His love for the young woman is put to the test by the proposal of Tanya's father to give up his feelings in exchange for a great academic career.[4]

Characters

  • Nikolai Kolesov, biology student
  • Vasya Bukin, Kolesov's friend, geology student
  • Grisha Frolov, Kolesov's fellow student
  • Gomyra, Bukin's friend, geology student
  • Vladimir Alekseevich Repnikov, Tanya's father, rector of the university
  • Tanya, Repnikov's daughter
  • Zolotuyev, owner of a country house
  • Masha, biology student, Bukin's fiancée
  • Repnikova, Repnikov's wife
  • milician
  • other students

References

  1. ↑ Laurence Senelick (13 August 2015). Historical Dictionary of Russian Theatre. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 442–. ISBN 978-1-4422-4927-1.
  2. ↑ Neil Cornwell (2 December 2013). Reference Guide to Russian Literature. Routledge. pp. 863–. ISBN 978-1-134-26070-6.
  3. ↑ Evgeny Dobrenko; Marina Balina (17 February 2011). The Cambridge Companion to Twentieth-Century Russian Literature. Cambridge University Press. pp. 228–. ISBN 978-1-139-82823-9.
  4. 1 2 Law, Alma (2013-05-11). Aleksandr Vampilov: The Major Plays. Routledge. p. xiii. ISBN 978-1-13436-045-1.


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