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Aleksandr Ostrovsky is born

Aleksandr Ostrovsky, Russian playwright, known for russian playwright, was born on 1823-04-12.

Aleksandr Ostrovsky, Russian playwright, known for russian playwright, was born on 1823-04-12. 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 widely read and frequently performed stage pieces in Russia..

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Aleksandr Ostrovsky is Russian playwright.

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Aleksandr Ostrovsky

playwright

Russian playwright

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Aleksandr Ostrovsky, Russian playwright, known for russian playwright, was born on 1823-04-12. 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 widely read and frequently performed stage pieces in Russia..
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Aleksandr Ostrovsky is Russian playwright.
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