Aleksandr Ostrovsky
(1823-1886)
Russian playwright
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Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Остро́вский; 12 April [O.S. 31 March] 1823, in Moscow, Russian Empire – 14 June [O.S. 2 June] 1886, in Shchelykovo, Kostroma Governorate, Russian Empire) 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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12 April 1823 Moscow, Russia
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14 June 1886 (aged 63) Shchelykovo, Kostroma Governorate, Russian Empire
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