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'''Anton Pavlovich Chekhov''' (1860-1904), was a [[Russia]]n [[drama]]tist and [[short story]] [[author]]. His works include ''Motley Tales'' (1886), ''The Duel'' (1892), ''Uncle Vanya'' (1896), ''The Seagull'' (1896), ''Three Sisters'' (1900), and ''The Cherry Orchard'' (1904).<ref>''The New York Public Library Student's Desk Reference''. Prentice Hall: New York, 1991.</ref> | '''Anton Pavlovich Chekhov''' (1860-1904), was a [[Russia]]n [[drama]]tist and [[short story]] [[author]]. His works include ''Motley Tales'' (1886), ''The Duel'' (1892), ''Uncle Vanya'' (1896), ''The Seagull'' (1896), ''Three Sisters'' (1900), and ''The Cherry Orchard'' (1904).<ref>''The New York Public Library Student's Desk Reference''. Prentice Hall: New York, 1991.</ref> | ||
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Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904), was a Russian dramatist and short story author. His works include Motley Tales (1886), The Duel (1892), Uncle Vanya (1896), The Seagull (1896), Three Sisters (1900), and The Cherry Orchard (1904).[1]
Career
He studied at the Moscow University qualifying as a doctor in 1884. He started as a writer with short stories (writing fifty in all) and sketches while a student.
He is most known for his plays, but these did not first appear until the last years of the nineteenth century.[2] Chekhov is also noted for his influence on Naturalism, having been one of the primary playwrights performed by The Moscow Art Theatre and Constantin Stanislavski.