Portrait of A. N. Ostrowskij by Vasily Perov.

Alice Freindlich in the 1984 screening of Ostrovsky's play Bespridannitsa

Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky (Александр Николаевич Островский in Russian) (April 12 (March 31, O.S.)1823— June 14 (June 2, O.S.)1886) was a Russian dramatic author. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1576x2067, 74 KB) Description: Title: de: Porträt des Dramatikers A. N. Ostrowskij Technique: de: Öl auf Leinwand Dimensions: de: 103,5 × 80,7 cm Country of origin: de: Rußland Current location (city): de: Moskau Current location (gallery): de: Tretjakow... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1576x2067, 74 KB) Description: Title: de: Porträt des Dramatikers A. N. Ostrowskij Technique: de: Öl auf Leinwand Dimensions: de: 103,5 × 80,7 cm Country of origin: de: Rußland Current location (city): de: Moskau Current location (gallery): de: Tretjakow... Fyodor Dostoevsky, 1872. ... Image File history File links Freindlich. ... Image File history File links Freindlich. ... Alice Freindlich in the 1984 screening of Alexander Ostrovskys Bespridannitsa Alisa Brunovna Freindlikh is a major Russian actress from St Petersburg. ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining, as the final day of March. ... In Britain and countries of the British Empire, Old Style or O.S. after a date means that the date is in the Julian calendar, in use in those countries until 1752; New Style or N.S. means that the date is in the Gregorian calendar, adopted on 14 September... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... 2 June is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (154th in leap years), with 212 days remaining. ... In Britain and countries of the British Empire, Old Style or O.S. after a date means that the date is in the Julian calendar, in use in those countries until 1752; New Style or N.S. means that the date is in the Gregorian calendar, adopted on 14 September... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ...

Ostrovsky graduated from the First Moscow Gymnasium (1835 - 1840) and then studied law at Moscow State University (1840 - 1843), which he left without having submitted to the final examination. He was then employed as a clerk in the office of the Court of Conscience, and subsequently in that of the Commercial Court at Moscow. Both tribunals were called upon to settle disputes chiefly among the Russian merchant class, from which Ostrovskiy was thus enabled to draw the chief characters for his earliest comedies. Among these are The Poor Bride (Bednaya nevesta), Poverty Is No Crime (Bednost' ne porok), and Don't Put Yourself In Another Man's Sledge (Ne v svoi sani ne sadis'). Of this last Nicholas I said, it was not a play, but a lesson. The uncultured, self-satisfied Moscow merchants are strikingly portrayed in The Tempest and Svoi lyudi - sochtyomsya!. The last-mentioned comedy was prohibited for ten years, until the accession of Alexander II, and Ostrovsky was dismissed from the government service and placed under the supervision of the police. The liberal tendencies of the new reign, however, soon brought relief. Ostrovsky was one of several well-known literary men who were sent into the provinces to report on the condition of the people. Ostrovsky's field of inquiry lay along the upper Volga, a part of the country memorable for some of the most important events in Russian history. This mission induced him to write several historical dramas of great merit, such as Kozma Zakhar'yich Minin-Sukhoruk (the full name of the famous butcher who saved Moscow from the Poles), The False Dmitriy and Vasily Shuisky, Vassilisa Melentieva (the name of a favorite court lady of Ivan the Terrible) and the comedy Voyevoda. Many of his later works treat of the Russian nobility, and include Beshaniye Dengi, Bespridannitsa, and Volki i Ovtsi; others relate to the world of actors, such as Les, Bez viny vinovatiy, and Talanty i Poklonniki. Ostrovskiy enjoyed the patronage of Alexander III, and received a pension of 3000 rubles a year. With the help of Moscow capitalists, he established the Malyi Theatre as a model theatre and school of dramatic art, of which he became the first director. He also founded the Society of Russian Dramatic Art and Opera Composers. Gymnasium can have following meanings: Gymnasium (ancient Greece)—an educational and sporting institution in Ancient Greece Gymnasium—a school of secondary education found in several European countries (approx. ... 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 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Ostrovsky died on his way to his estate in Kostroma. Kostroma (Russian: Кострома́) is a historic city in central Russia, administrative centre of the Kostroma Oblast. ...

References

• This article incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, which is in the public domain.

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External links

• Works by Alexandr Ostrovsky at Project Gutenberg