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Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was born on 29th January 1860 in Taganrog, on the south coast of Russia.

His family life was difficu

At school Chekhov was distinctly average. At 16 his father mis-managed his finances and was declared bankrupt. His family fled to Moscow. Chekhov remained and eked out a living by various means, including writing and selling short sketches to newspapers, to finish his schooling. That completed and with a scholarship to Moscow University obtained he rejoined his family...