ON THE QUESTION OF THE LIFE AND WORK OF A. P. CHEKHOV

Statement of the problem.The article is devoted to the description of the biography and an overview of the creative path of the classic of Russian literature - the outstanding Russian writer of the XIX - early XX centuries Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. The relevance of this article is beyond doubt, since acquaintance with the work, biography and personality of the writer A.P. Chekhov is an integral part of the educational process in the study of Russian literature. Results. The author carried out a serious work on the systematization of biographical data indicating various aspects of A.P. Chekhov's life: his family, studies, work, social activities, health status, travel, acquaintances, friendship, love, creativity. All biographical events of the writer's life are given in strict chronological order, consistently covering the stages of the life and work of A.P. Chekhov. Conclusion. In the article, the author gives a brief generalized description of the writer's works and notes the topicality of the problems raised in them.