Chekhov's intertext in V.Ja. Shishkov's "Shutejnye stories"
The article considers V.Ya. Shishkov's cycle (Humorous stories) from the perspective of its interaction with A.P. Chekhov's literature. The analysis of V.Ya. Shishkov's stories proves that A.P. Chekhov's prose is a rich source of the intertext for the literature of the 20th century. We present the review of the soviet researchers' opinions on this issue and reveal various Chekhov's "traces" in V.Ya. Shishkov's works.