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We fret ourselves to reform life, in order that posterity may be happy, and posterity will say as usual: "In the past it used to be better, the prese… - Anton Chekhov
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We fret ourselves to reform life, in order that posterity may be happy, and posterity will say as usual: "In the past it used to be better, the present is worse than the past."
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About Anton Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (Анто́н Па́влович Че́хов) (29 January 1860 – 15 July 1904) (Old Style: 17 January 1860 – 2 July 1904) was a Russian short story writer and playwright.
Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons (Public domain / CC0)
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Native Name:
Антон Павлович Чехов
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Анто́н Па́влович Че́хов
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Антонъ Павловичъ Чеховъ
Alternative Names:
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
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Antón Pávlovič Čéhov
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Antón Pávlovich Chékhov
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Chekhov
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