A Journal of Medical Humanities
RUSSIAN LITERATURE Published in October, 2020 H E K T O R A M A . THE EDUCATION OF DOCTOR CHEKHOV Chekhov was neither an academic star, nor a social standout. There were, however, two areas in which he excelled. The first was his ability to listen to patients…
Peter McCannLondon Throughout his life, Anton Chekhov was often faced with the reality of suffering in human existence. His family’s bankruptcy and life of poverty in Moscow influenced young Anton’s thoughts about suffering and degradation in society, and his brief period of medical practice in Moscow provided him with enough experience to write over 150…