Russia
Southern Russia
Rostov Oblast

The Man in a Case

The Man in a Case is a sculpture in , created by sculptor David Begalov based on the story of the same name by Anton Chekhov.
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: sculpture in Taganrog, Russia
  • Also known as: “Sculptural Composition ‘The Man in a Case’”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chekhov Shop and Chekhov Gymnasium.

Museum
Photo: Alexander Roumega, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a museum in , Russia. This is a two-storey house where the Russian writer Anton Chekhov stayed with his family from 1869 to 1874. is situated 290 metres west of The Man in a Case.

School
The in on Ulitsa Oktyabrskaya 9 is the oldest in the South of Russia. Playwright and short-story writer Anton Chekhov spent 11 years in the school, which was later named after him and transformed into a literary museum.

Museum
Photo: Fargoh, CC0.
is a museum in , Russia, originally the home of the wealthy merchant Nikolay Alferaki. It was built in 1848 by the architect Andrei Stackenschneider on Frunze Street, in downtown . is situated 530 metres southeast of The Man in a Case.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Taganrog and Petrushino.

Photo: Mark Antokolsky, Public domain.
is the second largest city in , known as the home city of Anton Chekhov.

Village
Photo: Алексей Петров, CC BY 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 6 km southwest of The Man in a Case.

Village
Photo: Alexander Roumega, CC0.
is a village, which is situated 9 km northeast of The Man in a Case.

The Man in a Case

Latitude
47.21544° or 47° 12′ 56″ north
Longitude
38.92184° or 38° 55′ 19″ east
Open location code
8GVW6W8C+5P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1042879243
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q4422715
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Uzbek—“The Man in a Case” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Պատյանով մարդը”
  • Bashkir: “«Футлярҙағы кеше» скульптура композицияһы”
  • Belarusian: “Скульптурная кампазіцыя «Чалавек у футарале»”
  • Belarusian: “Чалавек у футарале”
  • French: “statue de l’Homme à l’étui”
  • French: “Statue de l’Homme à l’étui”
  • Georgian: “კაცი ფუტლარში (ძეგლი)”
  • Georgian: “კაცი ფუტლარში”
  • German: “Der Mann im Futteral”
  • Russian: “Скульптурная композиция «Человек в футляре»”
  • Russian: “Человек в футляре”
  • Ukrainian: “Людина у футлярі”
  • Ukrainian: “Скульптурна композиція «Людина у футлярі»”
  • Uzbek: “Ishdagi odam haykaltaroshlik kompozitsiyasi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Гимназия им А.П. Чехова and Monuments ‘Youth oath’ in Taganrog.

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