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Chekhov's Moscow

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8 points6 km2 hours

The “Chekhov's Moscow” route invites you to walk past landmark addresses where the great writer lived, worked and spent his last days in the city. You'll see Moscow through the eyes of Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, step into the atmosphere of his stories and learn how the rhythm of the capital inspired his work.

Photo of route author Ekaterina Kvitko

Route author

Ekaterina Kvitko

Things to do

  • 🗺️🎒 Themed route
  • 🔍🖼️ Spot interesting details
  • 📚🎬 Recall films and books

Route points (8)

  1. House on Trubnaya Street — point on route “Chekhov's Moscow”

    House on Trubnaya Street

    📜 Historic site

  2. School of Contemporary Play Theater — point on route “Chekhov's Moscow”

    School of Contemporary Play Theater

    🎭 Theater · 📜 Historic site

  3. Novo-Yekaterininskaya Hospital — point on route “Chekhov's Moscow”

    Novo-Yekaterininskaya Hospital

    📜 Historic site

  4. A. A. Sheshkov Apartment Building — point on route “Chekhov's Moscow”

    A. A. Sheshkov Apartment Building

    📜 Historic site · 🏟️ Architectural landmark

  5. I. I. Karzinkin Apartment Building — point on route “Chekhov's Moscow”

    I. I. Karzinkin Apartment Building

    📜 Historic site

  6. I. M. Korovin Apartment Building — point on route “Chekhov's Moscow”

    I. M. Korovin Apartment Building

    📜 Historic site

  7. Chekhov's Little House Exhibition Hall — point on route “Chekhov's Moscow”

    Chekhov's Little House Exhibition Hall

    🏛️ Museum · 📜 Historic site

  8. R. P. Sablin Apartment Building — point on route “Chekhov's Moscow”

    R. P. Sablin Apartment Building

    📜 Historic site

I. M. Korovin Apartment Building in Moscow

Point on route “Chekhov's Moscow”

I. M. Korovin Apartment Building — point on route “Chekhov's Moscow”

Point 6

I. M. Korovin Apartment Building

📜 Historic site

Historical Background

In 1903 Anton Pavlovich Chekhov chose the Korovin apartment building on Petrovka Street as his home. It was within these walls that the legendary play “The Cherry Orchard” was first read, while rehearsals were in full swing in the neighboring Hermitage Garden. The writer admired the impeccable order and splendor of his new apartment, but every climb to the third floor was a great struggle for him. Because of his advancing illness, Chekhov ironically called getting up the stairs “the feat of a great martyr.”