Ostrovsky. The playwright of all Rus'. Zamelianov A.A.

Ostrovsky is rightfully called the father of the Russian Classical Theater. The playwright created in the times of the heyday of Russian literature, and became a worthy contemporary of such blocks as I.S. Turgenev, F.M. Dostoevsky, L.N. Tolstoy. How did the political, aesthetic beliefs of Ostrovsky change? What influence on contemporaries and descendants did his plays have? What is their relevance in the 21st century? In the book you will find answers to these questions.

In recent years, the classic, which created the Russian theater repertoire, has become gloomy. After all, he wrote about profitable places, about bribes, about how entrepreneurial businessmen get married on dowry. Without understanding Ostrovsky, we will never figure out either Russian merchants or in modern capitalism.