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Suffering and empathy in the stories of Anton Chekhov and their relevance to healthcare today

January 27, 2017

Peter McCann London Anton Chekhov (1860-1904)   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 […]