The profound analysis of the origins of Anton Chekhov -which include his biography, the evolution of russian literature in the 19th century and the historical evolution of the Russian Empire- has helped us comprehend his work more rigorously and develop a theory. This theory separates the work and life of the author in four stages according to the conflicts he experienced. Simultaneously, all his characters can be classified under one of these stages taking into account the conflicts they suffer along their dramatic arc. This creates a parallelism between the author and his characters.

In order to prove this separation into stages, we provide data published by experts and evidence that he sent his loved ones in his letters, in which we can see his actual concerns.

In order to demystify his persona, we ought to study the reality of Anton Chekhov, taking into account his context and everything the people who surrounded him witnessed, not just his work.