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Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) was a Russian physician, dramatist and writer.

Anton Chekhov Russian dramatist, author and physician

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian playwright and short-story writer, who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Along with Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg, Chekhov is often referred to as one of the three seminal figures in the birth of early modernism in the theatre. Chekhov practiced as a medical doctor throughout most of his literary career: "Medicine is my lawful wife", he once said, "and literature is my mistress."

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Chekhov/Chekov (masculine) or Chekhova (feminine) may also refer to:

Places

Chekhov, Moscow Oblast Town in Moscow Oblast, Russia

Chekhov is a town and the administrative center of Chekhovsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia. Population: 60,720 (2010 Census); 72,917 (2002 Census); 59,206 (1989 Census); 56,000 (1985).

Chekhov is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia.

Other uses

Chekhov/Chekov (masculine) or Chekhova (feminine) is a Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Chekhov Gymnasium

The Chekhov Gymnasium in Taganrog on Ulitsa Oktyabrskaya 9 is the oldest gymnasium in the South of Russia. Playwright and short-story writer Anton Chekhov spent 11 years in the school, which was later named after him and transformed into a literary museum. Visitors can see Anton's desk and his classroom, the assembly hall and even the punishment cell which he sometimes visited.

Chekhov Library library

Chekhov Library in Taganrog is the oldest library in the South of Russia.

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Pavel Chekov fictional Character

Pavel Andreievich Chekov is a fictional character in the Star Trek universe. Walter Koenig portrayed Chekov in the second and third seasons of the original Star Trek series and the first seven Star Trek films.

In the United States, a commodity checkoff program collects funds through a checkoff mechanism, sometimes called checkoff dollars, from producers of a particular agricultural commodity and uses these funds to promote and do research on that particular commodity. The organizations must promote their commodity in a generic way, without reference to a particular producer. Checkoff programs attempt to improve the market position of the covered commodity by expanding markets, increasing demand, and developing new uses and markets. Checkoff programs amount to $750 million per year.

Chekhovo is the name of several rural localities in Russia:

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Chekhovsky (masculine), Chekhovskaya (feminine), or Chekhovskoye (neuter) may refer to:

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Chekhov Shop

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Gusev (masculine) or Guseva (feminine) may refer to: