Remembrance places of A. P. Chekhov

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Remembrance places of A. P. Chekhov
Romanova Anastasia, 8 ?
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purpose

• To acquaint oneself with life and creation of
  famous Russian playwright A. P. Chekhov

objectives

• To explore interesting facts of the biography of
  A. P. Chekhov
• To find and inspect remembrance of A. P. Chekhov
• To go to the theatre to watch plays of famous
  Russian playwright

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A. P. Chekhov
Chekhov is Russian playwright and one of the
great masters of modern short story. In his work
Chekhov portrayed often life in the Russian small
towns.
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The house of A. P. Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was born in the small
seaport of Taganrog, on south of Russia in a
family of a grocer. Chekhov's mother was Yevgenia
Morozova, the daughter of a cloth merchant.
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He attended a school for Greek boys in Taganrog
(1867-68) and Taganrog grammar school
(1868-1879). In 1879 Chekhov entered the
Moscow University Medical School. He became a
doctor. He started to publish hundreds of
comic short stories in magazine Oskolki.
Youth of A.P. Chekhov
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Melikhovo
In 1890 Chekhov traveled all over the world and
explored people's lives on harsh island
Sakhalin. Chekhov returned to Russia via
Singapore, India, Ceylon, and the Suez Canal.
Chekhov bought in 1892 a country estate in the
village of Melikhovo, where his best stories were
written From 1892 to 1899 Chekhov worked in
Melikhovo, and in Yalta from 1899.
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Chekhov is a writer
Chekhov's first novel, Absurd victory (1882),
set in Hungary, parodied the novels of the
popular Hungarian writer Mor Jokai. The Shooting
Party was translated into English in 1926.
Chekhov's fist book of stories (1886) was a
success, and gradually he became a full-time
writer.
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Chekhov is a playwrite
The most famous Chekhov's plays are Cherry
garden, Uncle Vanya, The Seagull , Three
Sisters.
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Chekhovs plays
I went to the Sovremennik theatre. I was
amazed by play of famous Russian actors. These
plays connected different centuries in our
consciousness.
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Death of Chekhov
Chekhov married in 1901 the Moscow Art Theater
actress Olga Knipper (1870-1959), who had several
years central roles in his plays on stage.
Chekhov died on July 14/15, 1904, in
Badenweiler, Germany. He was buried in the
cemetery of the Novodeviche Monastery in Moscow.
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Nowadays people visit museums and monument of the
playwright and one of the great masters of modern
short story.
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Books of A.P. Chekhov
The books of A. P. Chekhov are very popular
nowadays. His plays are modern and now.
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In conclusion
Chekhov is Russian playwright and one of the
great masters of modern short story, therefore
his creation is dear for each person.