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Birth
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January 29, 1860
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Death
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July 15, 1904
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Place of Birth
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Taganrog, port town in southern Russia
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Known for
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Conveying the complex fears and feelings of ordinary people in an objective manner, with little drama and without moralizing
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Milestones
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1879-1884 Earned a medical degree from Moscow State University, and wrote for humor magazines to support his family
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1888 Published the long story 'The Steppe' in a major literary magazine
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1888 Received the Pushkin Prize, a Russian literary award
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1889 Published 'A Dreary Story,' which examines the problematic nature of interpersonal communication, a subject Chekhov continued to explore throughout his career
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1897 Published 'Peasants,' a stark and controversial portrayal of Russian peasant life
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1898 The Moscow Art Theater produced The Seagull; under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavsky, it was the first successful production of one of Chekhov's plays.
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1899 Published 'The Lady with the Little Dog,' an account of an adulterous affair
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1899 The Moscow Art Theater produced the play Uncle Vanya.
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1901 The Moscow Art Theater produced the play The Three Sisters. |
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1904 The Moscow Art Theater produced the play The Cherry Orchard.
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1904 Died of tuberculosis at a resort in Badenweiler, Germany
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Quote
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'Brevity is the sister of talent.' April 11, 1889, in a letter to Alexander Chekhov.
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Did You Know
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Chekhov's interest in medicine continued throughout his literary career; he referred to medicine as his lawful wife and literature as his mistress.
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Unlike many of his contemporaries, Chekhov firmly believed in authorial objectivity and generally refrained from moralizing, which earned him unfavorable criticism.
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Chekhov's grandfather had been a serf, but was eventually able to buy his family's freedom.
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