Антон Чехов. Рассказы и юморески / Anton Chekhov. Rasskazy i jumoreski

----- -------- -----. ------- - ------ -------- - --------
---------- ----- -------- ----- (1860-1904) ------ ---- - ------- ---------- ----- --- ------------ ------ -------, ------- --- ---------, ---- ----- -----, --- ----- -------------- --------- - ----------, ------- -------- - -------------- ---------- -------- ---------, ------- - --. - - ------------- -------------- -------------- -------, --------, - ------------ ----- - ------ ----- ----------- ------. ------ ------ -------- - ----- -. ------ - -------, ------ ----------, ------- -------- -------- - --- -----, ------------ -------------- ------ ----------- - ---- --------.

Anton Chekhov (1860-1904), Russian physician, dramatist and author, is considered to be one of the greatest writers of short stories and modern drama. Born in Taganrog, a port town near the Black Sea, he attended medical school at Moscow University. He began writing to supplement his income, writing short humorous sketches of contemporary Russian life. A successful literary careered followed, before his premature death of TB at the age of 44. He is best-remembered for his four dramatic masterpieces: The Seagull (1896), Uncle Vanya (1899), Three Sisters (1901) and The Cherry Orchard (1904).