Interesting facts about life of Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

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«Anton Pavlovich Chekhov – one of
the most wonderful writers on the
world»
А.А.Fadeev

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The aim: to know and
to learn about
interesting facts
about life and creative
work of outstanding
Russian writer Anton
Pavlovich Chekhov.

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Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (29 January
1860 – 15 July 1904) was a Russian
physician, dramaturge and author who
is considered to be among the greatest
writers of short stories in history. His
career as a dramatist produced four
classics and his best short stories are
held in high respect by writers and
critics. Chekhov practised as a medical
doctor . «Medicine is my lawful wife»,
he once said, «and literature is my
mistress».Along with Henrik Ibsen and
August Strindberg, Chekhov is often
referred to one of the three seminal
figures in the birth of early modernism
in the theater.

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Chekhov has chosen a profession of a country doctor, but he
could make a successful career as a graduate of Moscow State
University.
When a local doctor Chekhov was young, he was known as
«Antosha Chekhonte» in the literature . And in later years he was
at the height of literary fame. However, Chekhov was a good
doctor, one day, either in jest or seriously, he even said that he
could have saved the Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, not as a writer but
as a medic.

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About his life Chekhov
wrote unwillingly and only
officially. «I have a
disease:avtobiografyfobiya»
confessed it in 1899. Read
about myself any details,
and even more writing for
print - for me it is a true
torture." But a lot of
notebooks works, his
letters, memories of his
contemporaries and photos
- more than enough material
to discover Chekhov. This
will help make the facts
about the writer's life.

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Fact №1
"As a child I had no childhood," - said
the Chekhov.
"Despotism and lies mangled our
childhood to the extent that scared to
remember" - Chekhov wrote to his
brother in 1889. In Chekhov’s childhood
his father, Pavel Yegorovich, held retail
shop. Life of young Anton and his
brothers took place between the work in
the shop, opened from 5 am to 11 pm,
gymnasium and endless rehearsals in
the church choir, organized by Pavel
Yegorovich. In addition, all children
learnt the craft, Anton - tailoring.

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Fact №2
Chekhov was high, a real "Russian
hero." In selling the ticket, issued in
1879, Taganrog philistine council,
marked increase in Chekhov: 2 feet
of 9 inches (180 centimeters above).
A stereotype about "low and slim
Chekhov" firmly sat down among
people. Actor Yury Yakovlev (whose
growth is 187 centimeters), who
played Chekhov once had the
opportunity to try authentic
Chekhov's jacket and was very
surprised that the he "just."

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Fact №3
A crater on Mercury was
named in honor of Chekhov .
The crater, named after the
writer Chekhov is one of the
many craters of the planet,
bearing the names of Russian
culture and science. Among
them are Derzhavin,
Dostoyevsky, Lermontov,
Musorgsky, Pushkin, Repin,
Andrei Rublev, Stravinsky,
Tolstoy, Tchaikovsky.

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Fact №4
Chekhov “discovered" the
island of Sakhalin for the
Russian.
In 1890, Chekhov made the
hardest trip to Sakhalin - the
island for exiled murderers . In
the end of the trip Chekhov
wrote the release of the book
"From Siberia" and "Sakhalin
Island (From the travel notes),"
in which Chekhov described
an intolerable life of convicted
and arbitrary bureaucracy.
"Sakhalin - this place is
unbearable suffering ...- wrote
he
Return to the Sakhalin Island.
Chekhov and midshipman
G.N.Glinka with mongooses

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Fact №5
Chekhov preserved almost all the
letters addressed to him.
Chekhov mentioned once, that
does not like to write letters, but in
the 30-volume academic collection
of works, there are about 4
thousand letters - 12 volumes.
Presumably, for about 2 thousand
letters did not preserved .

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Fact №6
Literary fame came to Chekhov after the publication of
the book «Motley Stories». Chekhov also wrote many
creations such as «Three Sisters», «Horse Name»,
«The Cherry Garden», «Lady with the dog» and others.

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Fact №7
Chekhov loved Tchaikovsky’s music
very much.Relationship of Chekhov
and Tchaikovsky began in 1888: as it
turned out, the famous composer
knew and loved the creativity of the
young writer.
Chekhov himself has repeatedly
confessed that he loved the music of
Tchaikovsky. "I am ready to stand
guard of honor at the porch of the
house where he lives Tchaikovsky
day and night , that's how much I
respect him," - he wrote.

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Fact №8
Chekhov liked to "edit" the wrong stories
and call it exercise for the mind.
Chekhov’s letters of 80s admitted that he
loves the "edit" works of others - even
Suvorina asked him to send "grinding"
stories of "New time", and later became
for him a series of edit “Saturdays" and
served as editor of stories unknown
authors for the magazine "Russian idea".

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Fact №9
Chekhov died on the night of July 2,
1904 on the hands of his wife.On July
3 (old style) newspaper "Russian
Newspaper" wrote: «the night of the
2nd of July, at 3am, a well-known
writer Anton Chekhov died of heart
failure in the arms of his wife's, in
Germany, Badenweiler».
Latest Chekhov`s photo

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Fact №10
World fame came to Chekhov after his death, in the
twenties of the last century.«People will read my
story`s seven years, seven and a half, and then
forgotten," - he said. But Chekhov was wrong – people
began to read, edit, play.

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Thanks to the plays of Chekhov , russian drama was famous all
over the world and had a very great importance to the development
of theater and literature in the twentieth century. Dramatic works
"Antosha Chekhonte" translated into many languages and have
become part of the history of the world drama as true masterpieces.
One of the greatest achievements of Chekhov - is creating new
opportunities for literature, which have been used and foreign
writers.

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