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Anton Chekhov
Russian author Anton Chekhov, 1902.
The Russian author Anton Chekhov married the actress Olga Knipper in 1901. Their professional association at the Moscow Art Theatre developed into a deep romantic attachment, which is often considered the only profound love affair of the playwright's life.12