The subject of the study is an analysis of Anthon Chekhov’s selected tales which contain a convergence of ёction. The topic of unfulёlled fate seems to be a leading theme in Chekhov’s prose of the 1890s. The characters of the analyzed texts share the author’s opinion that indifference, everyday life, narrowmindness inяuence the fate not less than regular crimes or wicked deeds. In those narrations anyone should notice the development of Chekhov’s attitude to happiness which underlines the inяuence of the surrounding/environment on shaping human awareness. He claims that it is impossible to gain satisfaction without opposing to shallow opinions and the devoidness of ideas which are characteristic attributes of a petty bourgeoisie, the best example of whom are the characters’ stories.