Alexander Ostrovsky
1823 – 1886 · aged 63
Russian playwright (1823-1886)
- Born
- 1823 · Moscow
- Died
- 1886 · Schelykovo
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- 1823BornBorn in Moscow
- 1886DiedDied in Schelykovo
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- 1853 – 1856Crimean War
- 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
Biography
Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Остро́вский; 12 April [O.S. 31 March] 1823 – 14 June [O.S. 2 June] 1886) was a Russian playwright, generally considered the greatest representative of the Russian realistic period. The author of 47 original plays, Ostrovsky "almost single-handedly created a Russian national repertoire." His dramas are among the most widely read and frequently performed stage pieces in Russia.
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