Otechestvennye Zapiski
The Forest () is a play by Alexander Ostrovsky written in 1870 and first published in the January 1871 issue of "Otechestvennye Zapiski" magazine. It was premiered at Saint Petersburg's Alexandrinsky Theatre on 1 November 1871, as a benefit for actor Fyodor Burdin. In Moscow's Maly Theatre it was performed on November 26, 1871.