Alexander Ostrovsky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alexander Ostrovsky

Russian playwright

Date of Birth: 31-Mar-1823

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Date of Death: 02-Jun-1886

Profession: writer, playwright, translator, journalist, theater director, librettist

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky (Russian: ??????´??? ??????´???? ?????´?????; 12 April [O.S.
31 March] 1823, Moscow, Russian Empire – 14 June [O.S.
2 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.



Description	Russian painter
Date of birth/death	21 December 1833 (in Julian calendar)	29 May 1882 (in Julian calendar)
Location of birth/death	Tobolsk	Kuzminki near Moscow
Work location	Moscow
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