Chekhov lived his whole life in Russia with his family. His grandfather was a serf until he bought his and his family’s freedom in 1841. Chekhov’s father became a shopkeeper and eventually went bankrupt. The family’s house and his fathers shop were auctioned off to pay their debts. After they auctioned off everything his family moved to Moscow. Anton had to finish high school and stayed behind in Taganrog. (University)

During his childhood several controversial reforms were underway. When Tsar Alexander II took the throne, he removed most restrictions on foreign travel, opened universities to all classes and relaxed press cens

Some topics in this essay:
Cherry Orchard, Lyubov Lopakhin, University Ex-serfs, Lopakhin Lopakhin’s, Russia Lyubov, Leonid” Stages, University Russian, Paris Russia, Lyubov Russian, cherry orchard, Emancipation Declaration, social standing, cutting cherry orchard, cutting cherry, restrictions foreign travel, events chekhov, emancipation declaration, characters play, upper class, trees cut, cut cherry orchard, lived life, power nobility,