- ^ In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Pavlovich and the family name is Chekhov.
- ^ In Chekhov's day, his name was written Антонъ Павловичъ Чеховъ. See, for instance, Антонъ Павловичъ Чеховъ. 1898. Мужики и Моя жизнь.
- ^ Old Style date 17 January.
- ^ Old Style date 2 July.
- ^ "Greatest short story writer who ever lived." – Raymond Carver[4]
- ^ "Actors climb up Chekhov like a mountain, roped together, sharing the glory if they ever make it to the summit." – Ian McKellen[10]
- ^ "Chekhov's art demands a theatre of mood." – Vsevolod Meyerhold[11]
- ^ "He brought something new into literature." – James Joyce[14]
- ^ Another insight into Chekhov's childhood came in a letter to his publisher and friend Alexei Suvorin: "From my childhood I have believed in progress, and I could not help believing in it since the difference between the time when I used to be thrashed and when they gave up thrashing me was tremendous."[26]
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