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Anton Chekhov
Russian author Anton Chekhov, 1902.
Anton Chekhov attended the gimnaziya (high school) in his hometown of Taganrog, where he remained for 10 years. During his time there, he received a standard education focused on Greek and Latin classics. He lived alone and supported himself by coaching younger students during his final three years at the school after his family moved to Moscow.21