Anton Pavlovich Chekhov’s short novel, written in 1892, tells the story of a psychiatric hospital in a provincial town. The main character, Doctor Andrey Yefimych Ragin, gradually becomes disillusioned with his profession and his life, forms a bond with the patient Ivan Gromov, and eventually finds himself incarcerated in Ward No. 6. The work raises important philosophical and social questions about human dignity, individual freedom, and society’s indifference to human suffering.