Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860 to 1904) was a Russian physician who also wrote plays and short stories. By the time he died, he was considered second only to Tolstoy when it came to famous Russian writers. Chekhov practiced as a doctor throughout most of his literary career: "Medicine is my lawful wife", he once said, "and literature is my mistress." | Deborah Collier приколол(а) это к доске Russian People

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860 to 1904) was a Russian physician who also wrote plays and short stories. By the time he died, he was considered second only to Tolstoy when it came to famous Russian writers. Chekhov practiced as a doctor throughout most of his literary career: "Medicine is my lawful wife", he once said, "and literature is my mistress." | Deborah Collier приколол(а) это к доске Russian People