The first time that Chekhov appeared on the map of the Moscow's region was in
1954. However this town was not a newly built settlement, people lived here for
over a 1000 years and this town was known under the name Lopsna, which in
translation from the ancient Ugro-Finski dialect means the Lighted area. The
town was named after the famous Russian writer – Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, who
came in the Lopsna area around 1892 and helped to establish local hospitals and
schools in the nearby villages

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