| "The Bet" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Anton Chekhov | |
| Original title | Пари |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Language | Russian |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Novoye Vremya |
| Publisher | Adolf Marks (1901) |
| Publication date | 14 January 1889 |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Chekhov_Skazka.jpg)
"The Bet" (Russian: "Пари", romanized: Pari) is an 1889 short story by Anton Chekhov about a banker and a young lawyer who make a bet with each other following a conversation about whether the death penalty is better or worse than life in prison. The banker wagers that the lawyer cannot remain in solitary confinement voluntarily for a period of fifteen years.