Nikolai Pavlovich Chekhov (; May 23, 1858 – June 29, 1889) was a Russian painter and the brother of Anton Chekhov. Biography As a child Nikolai showed talents for art and music. He attended the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. He was unable to finish his studies due to chronic alcoholism and the periods of time, often weeks, which he would spend living in the Moscow streets. Nikolai was a talented artist, and he often illustrated Anton's stories. Anton wrote to him, advising him to stay sober and to pursue writing, but to no avail. He died in Luka (in Lintvarev's (ru) country estate) at the age of 31 of tuberculosis. Nikolai's death influenced Anton's A Boring Story, about a man faced with his own impending death. Gallery References 1858 births 1889 deaths Artists from Taganrog People from Yekaterinoslav Governorate Russian illustrators Anton Chekhov 19th-century deaths from tuberculosis 19th-century painters from the Russian Empire Russian male painters Tuberculosis deaths in Ukraine Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture alumni