Chekhov Fact File
Name: Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Born: 29th January
1860
Died: 15th July
1904
Nationality: Russian
Lived: Taganrog – Southern
Russia, Moscow, Ukraine
KEY MOMENTS IN CHEKHOVS LIFE
– NON THEATRE RELATED
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In 1876, Chekhov's father was declared bankrupt after
overextending his finances building a new house. To avoid debtor's prison he fled to
Moscow. The family lived in poverty in Moscow, Chekhov's mother physically and
emotionally broken by the experience.
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In 1892, Chekhov bought the small country estate of Melikhovo, about forty miles south of Moscow, where
he lived with his family until 1899.
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In March 1897, Chekhov suffered a major haemorrhage of the lungs while
on a visit to Moscow. The doctors diagnosed tuberculosis on the upper part of
his lung.
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By May 1904, Chekhov was terminally ill with tuberculosis
KEY MOMENTS
– WRITING/THEATRE RELATED
Started by writing short humourous sketches and
vignettes of Russian life Wrote for papers
The Seagull was written in 1895
OTHER FACTS ABOUT CHEKHOV
He liked to explore heavy issues like love, life and death but does so in a lighthearted, comedic manner.
He was very interested in exploring how people were and how they existed.
Focuses a lot on what happens between the lines - subtext.
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