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Born
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was born in Taganrog, Ekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire (a port on the sea by southern Russia).
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Childhood/Family
Chekhov was one of six children to a father who ran a grocery store, directed a choir, was an orthodox Christian, and was physically abusive. Chekhov's mother on the other hand was a great storyteller about the travels selling cloth with her husband all over Russia. -
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Schooling
Anton Chekhov attended the Greek School In Taganrog and the Taganrog Gymnasium (renamed to Chekhov Gymnasium). Chekhov was held back a year when he was fifteen for failing an Ancient Greek exam. While Chekhov was attending school his father went bankrupt so he began to write comic strips for the newspaper and private tutor in order to help his family financially. In 1879 Chekhov finished schooling and returned home but also gained admission to medical school soon after. -
Early Writings
Chekhov spent his earlier years beginning to write for a leading publisher at the time (Nikolai Leykn). Chekhov would start to get more and more noticed by many people in literacy which would give him many opportunities to set his life on the road to becoming a great playwright. -
New Profession
After completing medical school Chekhov qualified as a physician and considered it as his principal profession yet he made little money from it but still treated the poor for free. -
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Medical Issues
For the next few years Chekhov would constantly cough up blood and over time the attacks would get worse yet he would still not admit to having actual tuberculosis. -
Opprotunities
Chekhov wouled eventually get to write for one of the most popular papers in St. Petersburg and would make a lifelong friend with Alexey Suvorin and would even get paid three times as much as before. -
Turning Point
Chekhov would eventually take a trip to take a break from everything and would eventually write The Steppe -
Artistic Openings
A writer would eventually tell Chekhov to take more time into his writings and he would then have a way more artistic and detailed work in more of his writing which would greatly improve his works. -
Nikolay's Death
Chekhov's brother would inevitably die of tuberculosis and Chekhov would write A Dreary Story which he finished that late September -
Sakhalin
Chekhov would later take a trip north of Japan for about three months interviewing thousands of convict settlers which would inevitably lead him to change the way he saw things in other places he would visit and lead him to help more people in the future. -
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More Than Just Literacy
Instead of going to charity, Chekhov would record his findings in Sakhalin for more of a social science type of writing to actually help, and eventually he would have an impact and help people this way. -
The Seagull
The Seagull was one of Chekhov's first of four major plays when it comes to Anton Chekhov. -
Uncle Vanya
Uncle Vaya is considered the second of four major plays by Anton Chekhov. -
Change in Health
Chekhov suffered from a major hemorrhage which caused him to go to a clinic and changed the way he had to live because it affected his life and how he had to do things differently -
Father's Death
After Chekhov's father died he bought some land and made a villa for his mother and sister to live in and he would eventually make it into a small home where memories were made for him and his family. -
The Three Sisters
The Three Sisters was the third in four major plays by Anton Chekhov. -
Marriage
Anton Chekhov married Olga Knipper who he met while they were at rehearsal for The Seagull. -
The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard is considered the last major play of four written by Anton Chekhov. -
Death
On July 15, 1904, Anton Chekhov died at age 44 from tuberculosis. Chekhov died in the German Empire but his body is buried at Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow.
