The Cherry Orchard is a play by Anton Chekhov that tells the story of Lubov Andreyevna Ranevsky, an aristocratic Russian landowner who returns home after five years in Paris. She discovers that her family’s estate, including its famous cherry orchard, must be sold to pay off debts. The play explores themes of social change, generational conflict, and the struggle to adapt to a transforming society as the family faces the impending loss of their cherished home.