Chekhov, Anton

“For me it was the turn of the 20th century—Leo Tolstoy, Anton Chekhov, Anatoly Mariengof,” he explains of his inspiration.

He generally mistrusted people, but had a close friendship with Arseniy, Anton Chekhov's pious servant.

There were constant rings on the telephone, asking if Anton Chekhov could be seen; and perpetual visitors.

Anton Chekhov, too, survived the gloomy years, and grew beyond them.