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- 1860-1904. Russian dramatist and writer. He
- began to write short stories and comic
- sketches as a medical student. His plays
- concentrate on the creation of atmosphere and
- delineation of internal development, rather
- than external action. His first play Ivanov
- 1887 was a failure, as was The Seagull 1896
- until revived by Stanislavsky 1898 at the
- Moscow Art Theatre, for which Chekhov went on
- to write his major plays: Uncle Vanya 1899,
- The Three Sisters 1901 and The Cherry Orchard
- 1904. Born at Taganrog, he qualified as a
- doctor 1884, but devoted himself to writing
- short stories rather than practicing
- medicine. The collection Particoloured
- Stories 1886 consolidated his reputation and
- gave him leisure to develop his style, as
- seen in My Life 1895, The Lady with the Dog
- 1898 and In the Ravine 1900.
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