Alexander Ostrovsky

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1823 – 1886

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Who was Alexander Ostrovsky?

Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky 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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Born
Apr 12, 1823
Moscow
Also known as
  • Aleksandr Nikolaevich Ostrovsky
  • Aleksandr Ostrovsky
  • Alexander Ostrovsky
  • Alexander N. Ostrowskij
  • Alexander Nicolajewitsch Ostrowskij
  • A.N. Ostrovsky
  • Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky
  • Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Остро́вский
  • Alexandr Ostrovsky
  • A. N. Ostrovskiĭ
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Nationality
  • Russia
Profession
Education
  • Moscow State University
Died
Jun 14, 1886
Ostrovsky District, Kostroma Oblast

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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