Krechinsky's Wedding () is a three-act comedy written by Aleksandr Sukhovo-Kobylin in 1854, based on a rumor in Moscow society about a card sharp who received a large sum of money from a usurer by pawning a false diamond. The author wrote parts of the play in prison while under suspicion for the murder of his mistress. The comedy the first play in a dramatic trilogy Pictures of the Past (), which also includes The Trial () and Tarelkin's Death (). The play was first published in 1856 in volume 57, issue 5 of the journal The Contemporary.
Film versions The Marriage of Krechinsky (1908) directed by Alexander Drankov Krechinsky's Wedding (1953 film), directed by Aleksey Zolotnitsky Krechinsky's Wedding (1974 film), directed by Vladimir Vorobyov Krechinsky's Wedding (1975 film), directed by Mariya Muat and Leonid Kheyfets Joker (2002 film), directed by Mikhail Kozakov Krechinsky's Wedding (2011 film), directed by P. Khomsky
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