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How did Anton Chekhov support himself while he finished high school in Taganrog?

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During his final three years of high school in Taganrog, Anton Chekhov lived alone and supported himself by coaching younger boys. This period of independence occurred after his father went bankrupt and moved the rest of the family to Moscow to seek a fresh start.1