Anton Chekhov was a Russian writer. He was born in 1860 in Taganrog, Russia.
             His childhood was spent in the slums of a poor neighborhood. He and his brothers
             worked long hours in the shop owned by his father. In his childhood, he developed pleurisy in
             his lungs which became tuberculosis. One year later, his father went bankrupt.
             His father had always dreamed of a better life and had recently moved into a nicer
             house on a better street. To escape from being thrown into prison for not paying his
             debts, his father took part of his family and fled to Moscow. Anton stayed behind in
             While in Moscow, his father's family sunk even deeper into debt. They
             were living in a basement in the slum area of town. In 1879, Anton graduated from
             the university and went to Moscow to study medicine. During this time, he wrote
             short stories, and drew comical sketches to help support his family. While he was in
             Moscow, he and his best friend would save their money to go to the local theater.
             Later, they made their way backstage and were asked to perform in some plays.
             This was the beginning of Anton's theatrical performances. Even though he began
             his medical studies in Moscow, his great love was writing short stories and plays.
             Subsequently, he became famous in the literature field, but in 1889 his health was
             deteriorating. By being a doctor, he knew that he had tuberculosis of the lungs and
             the intestines. Later, in 1901, while writing The Three Sisters, he returned to
             Moscow to be married to Olga, an actress who had leading roles in several of his
             plays at the Museum Art Theater. During their marriage, they wrote numerous
             letters back and forth. Chekhov was now in constant pain and would tire easily
             while writing. He decided to travel with Olga to Berlin to see a specialist, but the
             treatment only provided temporary relief. He died on July 9, 1904.
             Chekhov went from prosperity to poverty, bec...