Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) was a Russian palywright and short story writer, who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history. Along with Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg, Chekhov is often referred to as the three seminal figures in the birth of early modernism in theatre. His major works include the celebrated plays Uncle Vanya, The Cherry Orchard, Three Sisters, The Bear, and so on, and the short stories 'The Trial', 'Advice', 'At the Barber's', 'The Tutor', 'Vanka', 'The Bet', and so on.