Farewell in June explained

Farewell in June
Orig Title:Прощание в июне
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
Premiere:1966[1]
Orig Lang:Russian
Genre:full-length play

Farewell in June (Russian:Proshchanie v iiune[2]) is a full-length play in two acts by Alexander Vampilov. [3] The play was written in 1964, first published in Angaras 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.[3]

Characters

Notes and References

  1. Book: Neil Cornwell. Reference Guide to Russian Literature. 2 December 2013. Routledge. 978-1-134-26070-6. 863–.
  2. Book: Evgeny Dobrenko. Marina Balina. The Cambridge Companion to Twentieth-Century Russian Literature. 17 February 2011. Cambridge University Press. 978-1-139-82823-9. 228–.
  3. Book: Law, Alma. Aleksandr Vampilov: The Major Plays. 2013-05-11. Routledge. 978-1-13436-045-1. xiii.