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The son of a former serf in southern russia, he attended moscow universit. List of books and articles about anton chekhov online. Buy a cheap copy of selected stories of anton chekhov book by anton chekhov. His career as a playwright produced four classics and his best short stories are held in. Near the end of his life he married an actress, olga knipper.
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