Russia marks Chekhov's 150th anniversary
Russia celebrated the 150th birthday of renowned 19th-century Russian novelist and playwright Anton Pavlovich Chekhov on Friday with a series of cultural events held across the country.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday arrived in the southern Russian seaport of Taganrog, where the writer was born.
Medvedev laid a bouquet of white roses at Chekhov's monument and visited the museum, a small house rented by Chekhov's family.
In the city of Nizhny Novgorod, World War II veterans came to visit an exhibition dedicated to the author that they hold in high esteem.
A fashion show dubbed "The voice of Chekhov" was unveiled on Friday in the northern city of St. Petersburg. Among the items on display are costumes and samples of stage designs from "The Cherry Orchard," "The Seagull," and "Three Sisters" -- Chekhov's plays staged in the northern capital between 1960 and 1990.