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Brief introduction of Chekhov
Anton pavlovich Chekhov (1860 65438+1October 29th-1904 July 15), a world-class master of Russian short stories, also had a great influence on 20th century drama.

He adhered to the tradition of realism, paid attention to describing the daily life of the Russian people, and created small people with typical personalities, thus faithfully reflecting the current situation of Russian society at that time. The irony of ugly phenomena, deep sympathy for the poor, humor and artistry of his works are the three characteristics of his works.

Chekhov is good at concise and accurate language and exploring through the surface of life, exposing the hidden motives of characters to the fullest. His excellent plays and short stories do not have complicated plots and clear answers, but focus on some seemingly trivial stories, creating a special and sometimes unforgettable or lyrical artistic atmosphere.

He used concise writing skills and avoided showing off literary means, and was regarded as an outstanding representative of Russian realistic literature at the end of 19. He is known as one of the "three kings of short stories in the world". He created a lot of works in his life, which had a great influence on the development of world literature.

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1904, 65438+ 10/7, "cherry orchard" premiered in Moscow Art Theatre, directed by konstantin stanislavsky (Chekhov originally wanted it to be a comedy, but stanislavski turned the whole upheaval into a tragedy except for some burlesque elements).

In May this year, he suffered from severe asthma. Therefore, in June, he went to Baden-Weiler to recuperate and suffered from heart failure. /kloc-in July of 0/5, Chekhov died in Baden-Weil. His body was transported back to Russia and buried in Moscow.

/kloc-in the 1980s of 0/9, when Chekhov first started writing, a large number of popular humor magazines in Russia had a great influence on him, and his works gradually formed a humorous, slightly ironic, plain but not light, strong but not strong style.

It is often like this: because the character itself is funny, and at the same time he encounters an unharmonious environment, his behavior, actions, thoughts and psychology are ridiculous, which lays the foundation for humor and adds elements of comedy to his works.

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