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Alexander Ostrovsky, Russian playwright and translator (died 1886)

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Alexander Ostrovsky

Russian playwright (1823–1886)

Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky 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…
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April 12

Day of the year

April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 263 days remain until the end of the year.
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