“Chekhov was Srikingly Handsome, Lightly Bearded, with Hair Swept back off his High Forehead, and Immaculately Dressed…” (Book “Brief lives: Anton Chekhov” by Patrick Miles, Hesperus Press Limited, 2008, Jordan)
Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) was the third of seven children in the family, lived very hard life in Taganrog. (Photo of the book and our improvisations in the post). There was no denying the Chekhovs’ lowly origins, but one cannot exaggerate the influence of the steppe on Anton Chekhov’s love of personal and spiritual freedom. In…