Dec 18, 2009

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1904: Chekhov's play The Cherry Orchard opens. Chekhov, age 44, dies later in the year.

2000: The popularity of Chekhov's stories and plays continues unabated. The Roundabout Theatre Company in New York City stages a successful revival of Chekhov's play, Uncle Vanya.

1896: The life expectancy for Russian males is only 32 years as compared with 47 years in France and the United States.

1987: The life expectancy for Russian males is almost 65 years, its greatest value on record.

2000: Drug abuse and...