BIRTHPLACE:

TAGANROG, RUSSIA

Founded as a fortress and naval base in 1698 by Peter I the Great,
Taganrog developed in the 19th century as a grain-exporting port.
  Anton Chekhov was born in 1860 at his mothers home in Taganrog
Russia.  He lived out his life and writing career in this once little town,
That has now grown into a large city.  The home in which Anton Chekhov
Grew up is now preserved as a museum.  The city also has several institutions
 of higher education and the A.P. Chekhov Theatre.  Established in his memory.