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Born Jan 29th, 1860 - July 15th, 1904.
Born in Russia, he lived in poverty. He went to university of moscow to study medicine. He later wrote a series of short stories, like "The Bear". He wrote his first full length called "ivonov" While he studied medacine he got tuburculosis. He then wrote Uncle Vanya, He traveled for a bit and spent some time in Nice. He wrote "The Seagull", He worked closely with Stanislavsky, and wrote "the three sisters" and finally "the cherry orchard". He died in germany. |
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| She struggles with her memories of old Russia and her old ways of living. She spends sporadically and freely even though she is in debt and can not longer hold onto her orchard. Also she mourns her husband and her drowned young son. |
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| He remembers his peasant upbringing and how his father beat him brutally as a child. |
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| He is haunted by the memories of oppressive Russia and believes truth comes over love. |
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| He is haunted by the memory of the estates prosperous past. |
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