Russian author Anton Chekhov in his studio, Yalta, Crimea, Russia, 1901. Artist: Leonid Sredin [Getty Images]

Russian author Anton Chekhov in his studio, Yalta, Crimea, Russia, 1901. Chekhov (1860-1904) is regarded as one of Russia's finest playwrights and one of the greatest writers of short stories. He moved to Yalta in 1899. Found in the collection of the Inst (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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