Upheaval by Anton Chekhov

kindred

a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk; kin

turmoil

a state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance; tumult; agitation; disquiet.

effective

adequate to accomplish a purpose; producing the intended or expected result

ingratitude

the state of being ungrateful; unthankfulness.

satire

the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.

rummaging

to search thoroughly or actively through (a place, receptacle, etc.), especially by moving around, turning over, or looking through contents.

insult

to treat or speak to insolently or with contemptuous rudeness; affront.

prevalent

widespread; of wide extent or occurrence; in general use or acceptance.

palpitations

an unusually or abnormally rapid or violent beating of the heart

ingratiating

charming; agreeable; pleasing

Dystopian fiction

creation of an utterly horrible or degraded society that is generally headed to an irreversible oblivion, or dystopia.

Realism

interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.

Kopeck pieces

is a unit of currency of various countries in Eastern Europe and is closely associated with the economy of Russia.

Utopian fiction

is the creation of an ideal society, or utopia, as the setting for a novel

alms

money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity

muttered

to utter words indistinctly or in a low tone, often as if talking to oneself; murmur.