Alexandre Ostrovski

Alexandre Nikolaïevitch Ostrovski , in Russian АлександрНиколаевичОстровский , (born the March 31st 1823 with Moscow ( Москва ), Russia - died the June 2nd 1886 with Chtchelikovo ( Щелыково ), in current the Oblast of Kostroma ( Кострома )) Russian Dramaturge is a , considered as the founder of the Russian theater.

Biography

The March 31st 1823, is born with Moscow, in the district of the commercial rich person where are the majority of its comedies, Alexandre Nikolaïevitch Ostrovski. Wire and orthodoxe grandsons of priests, his father breaks the first with the tradition while entering the civil administration.

At age the seventeen years Ostrovski begins its studies of right to the university of Moscow.

From 1843, it occupies a station with the Court of Conscience - kind of District court - then to the Chancellery of the Bankruptcy court.

Its first part appears in 1847. Under the title Table of family, it puts in scene a fraudulent bankruptcy. It runs up against the censure of Nicolas Ier, and the representation is prohibited. The merchants league against him, its name is reproduced on the “black list” and it owes in January 1851, to dislocate its functions.

It is at this time that it enters to the review Slavophile “the Muscovite” ( “Москвитянине” ) and there publishes six comedies.

In 1859, the Storm is immediately an immense success and is regarded as its masterpiece.

With the Forest in 1871, it starts to know the official honors.

In 1874, it is elected life president of the Company of the Authors and Dramatic Type-setters founded thanks to its personal efforts.

In 1885 it is named artistic Director of the Imperial Theaters of Moscow.

He proposes the foundation of a kind of “Popular National theater”, accessible to all the classes. But he dies the June 2nd 1886.

In 1898, the financial support of the merchants of Moscow allows the foundation of the Artistic Theater.

Parts

• Table of family ( Картинасемейногосчастья ) (1847)

• Between oneself, one always arranges ( Своилюдисочтёмся ) (1850)
• do not sit you in the sledge of others ( Невсвоисанинесадись ) (1853)
• Poverty is no crime ( Бедностьнепорок ) (1854)
• the Pupil ( Воспитанница ) (1858)
• the Storm ( Гроза ) (1859)
• the Marriage of Balzaminov ( ЖенитьбаБальзаминова ) (1861)
• One avoids neither misfortune nor the sin ( Грехдабеданакогонеживет ) (1862)
• the Abyss ( Пучина ) (1865)
• burning Cœur ( Горячеесердце ) (1869)
• the Forest ( Лес ) (1871)
• the Young lady of snows ( Снегурочка ) (1873)
• Loups and ewe ( Волкииовцы ) (1875)
• The girl without dowry ( Бесприданница ) (1879)
• Innocent culprits ( Безвинывиноватые ) (1881)
• Gift, patrons and admirers ( Талантыипоклонники ) ( 1882)