Wisdom Comes not from Age, but from Education and Learning.

“Wisdom comes not from age, but from education and learning.” – Anton Checkov

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was born in the small seaport of Taganrog, southern Russia. Chekhov’s grandfather was a serf (kind of slave in Royal Russia), and later he bought the freedom of his wife and children.

In 1879 Chekhov entered Moscow University Medical School. As a student, he published hundreds of short comical stories to support himself and his family. In his stories were shown silly moments in society, marriage problems, clashes between husbands and wives, mistresses and lovers, whims of young women, of whom Chekhov had not much knowledge – the author was shy with women even after his marriage. His work has appeared in the daily newspapers of St. Petersburg.

He is one of the most famous writers in the world. His works have been translated into more than 100 languages. His plays, notably “The Seagull “, “Three Sisters” and “The Cherry Orchard” for over a hundred years, have played in many theaters around the world.

During over 26 years of creativity Chekhov delivered out if his imagination about 900 different literary projects (short humorous stories, serious stories, plays), many of which have become classics of world literature. Particular attention is drawn the ” Steppe “, ” A Boring Story “, ” Duel “, “The Story of an Unknown Man ,” ” Man in a Case ” ( 1898).