Alexander Ostrovsky

1823 - 1886

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Genre: comedy

Country of citizenship: Russian Empire

Languages spoken, written or signed: Russian

Educated at: First Moscow gymnasium, Moscow State University, Faculty of Law

Occupation: translator, librettist, playwright, journalist, writer, theatrical director

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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. Source: Wikipedia (en)