Statue of the 19th century Russian playwright and dramatist Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky (1823-1886) in Moscow, Russia

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Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky (12 April 1823, Moscow, Russian Empire - 14 June 1886, 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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Size: 3493px × 5242px
Location: Monument to Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky, Theater Square, Moscow, Moscow Region, Russia, Eastern
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