Alexander Nikolaevich Ostrovsky: a biography in a concise statement

In the early bureaucratic district of Moscow, in Malaya Ordynka, in the early 19th century a famous writer and playwright Alexander Ostrovsky was born, whose biography is filled with participation in the bright events of the theater and literary life of Russia of that time.

Childhood and youth

The exact date of birth of the writer is April 12, 1823. His childhood and youth passed in Zamoskvorechye. Nikolai Fedorovich, the father of the future writer, although he was the son of a priest, but served in court as an official. Mother, Lyubov Ivanovna, died early. Father again married a noblewoman when Alexander was 13 years old. Nikolay Fedorovich's successful career as a judge earned him a noble title and a decent fortune for which he acquired several estates and, having moved to the village of Shlykovo in the Kostroma province in 1848 , became a real landowner.

After graduating from high school in Moscow in 1840, the young man comes at the insistence of his father to the Faculty of Law of Moscow University. However, he studied law issues for only three years. The theater became his real passion. He leaves the university. In the hope that he will be able to correct the son's theatrical inclinations, his father attaches him to the Moscow conscientious court as a scribe. Having worked there for two years, Ostrovsky is transferred to the office of the commercial court. Years spent in the practice of law did not pass without a trace for the future playwright. Quite a number of plots of literary works were borrowed from real life.

AN Ostrovsky: biography of the early period

This period highlights the writer's life after graduation. From the moment he entered the university and met with the theater, Alexander Ostrovsky's biography began to change in the direction of literary activity and dramaturgy. He seriously took up literature. Essay "Notes Zamoskvoretsky resident", simple comedy "The picture of family happiness" and two scenes from the future comedy were published. The comedy "Our People - We'll Be Counted" was published in 1849. In the same year, contrary to the will of his father, he marries a simple bourgeois woman. Father rejects him in material support.

AN Ostrovsky: biography of the "Muscovite" and "pre-reform" periods

Ostrovsky's dramaturgy is gaining strength. During the period 1852-1860 the following events occur:

• The staging of the play "Do not sit down in your sled".
• The publication of the play "Poverty is not a vice".
• Ostrovsky is a member of the young editorial office of the Moskvityanin magazine.
• Since 1856 - cooperation with the magazine "Contemporary". Acquaintance with Leo Tolstoy and IS Turgenev.
• 1856 - participation in the literary and ethnographic expedition along the Volga. Gathered a wealth of material for future works.

Ostrovsky: biography of the "post-reform" period a

• 1865 - he founded a theatrical circle, a school for talented theater lovers.
• 1870 - on his initiative, a school of writers-playwrights is created.
• He successfully translates Cervantes, Shakespeare.
• The total number of theatrical works reached 54.
• In 1872 he wrote a poetic comedy "Comedian XVII century."

The biography of his life testifies to the rich and fruitful life of the writer. Ostrovsky AN died on June 14, 1886 in the Zavolzhsky estate of Shchelykovo.