Author: Aleksandr Nikolaevich Ostrovsky
Alternate names: Александр Николаевич Островский; А.Н.Островский; Alexandr Ostrovsky; Aleksandr Nikolaevich Ostrobskiĭ; Alexandr Nikolaevich Ostrovskii; Aleksandr Nikolaevich Ostrovskiĭ; Aleksandr N. Ostrovskiĭ; Aleksandr N Ostrovskiĭ; A. N. Ostrovskiĭ; A.N. Ostrovskiĭ; A. N Ostrovskiĭ; 1823-1886 Ostrovskii Aleksandr Nikolaevich; Aleksandr Nikolaevich Ostrovskii; A. N. Ostrovskii; Aleksandr Nikolaevich 1823 Ostrovsky; Aleksandr Nicolaevich Ostrovsky; Aleksandr Nikolaevich, Ostrovsky; Alexander Nicolaevich Ostrovsky; Alexandr Nicolaevich Ostrovsky
Born: 12 April [O.S. 31 March] 1823
Died: 14 June [O.S. 2 June] 1886
Bio: Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Остро́вский) was a Russian playwright, generally considered the greatest representative of the Russian realistic period.[1] The author of 47 original plays, Ostrovsky "almost single-handedly created a Russian national repertoire."[1] His dramas are among the most widely read and frequently performed stage pieces in Russia.