{"product_id":"vintage-1948-soviet-book-alexander-ostrovsky-selected-works-tsar-to-soviet-books","title":"Vintage 1948 Soviet Book: Alexander Ostrovsky Selected Works | Tsar to Soviet Books","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClassic 1948 Soviet Folio Edition: \"Selected Works\" by Alexander Ostrovsky\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProduct Overview\u003c\/b\u003e For scholars of European theatrical history, collectors of Russian drama, and bibliophiles of post-war Soviet academic printing, this \u003cb\u003e1948 original Soviet hardcover volume\u003c\/b\u003e is a foundational collection. Published in Moscow and Leningrad by \u003cb\u003eOGIZ – State Publishing House of Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eОГИЗ – Государственное издательство художественной литературы\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSelected Works\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eИзбранные сочинения\u003c\/i\u003e) compiles the definitive theatrical repertoire of \u003cb\u003eAlexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBound in an embossed dusty-rose cloth hardcover with a brown cloth spine, classical framing borders, and gilt title lettering, this 650+ page folio edition was prepared with an extensive introductory study and critical apparatus by theatre scholar \u003cb\u003eG. I. Vladykin\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Storm, Without a Dowry, The Forest \u0026amp; Archival Maly Theatre Plates\u003c\/b\u003e Ostrovsky’s works defined Russian social realism on the stage:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMasterpiece Social Dramas (\u003ci\u003eДраматические произведения\u003c\/i\u003e):\u003c\/b\u003e Unabridged stage texts for \u003cb\u003eThe Storm (\u003ci\u003e«Гроза»\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eWithout a Dowry (\u003ci\u003e«Бесприданница»\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eGuilty Without Fault (\u003ci\u003e«Без вины виноватые»\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMerchant \u0026amp; Civil Service Satires:\u003c\/b\u003e Groundbreaking comedic plays exposing social climbing and provincial bureaucracy, including \u003ci\u003eA Lucrative Position\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003e«Доходное место»\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003ePoverty is No Vice\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003e«Бедность не порок»\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eIt's a Family Affair-We'll Settle It Ourselves\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003e«Свои люди — сочтемся»\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eEnough Stupidity in Every Wise Man\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003e«На всякого мудреца довольно простоты»\u003c\/i\u003e), and \u003ci\u003eThe Forest\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003e«Лес»\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMythological \u0026amp; Fairy Tale Drama:\u003c\/b\u003e The lyrical pagan drama \u003cb\u003eThe Snow Maiden (\u003ci\u003e«Снегурочка»\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e, along with \u003ci\u003eWolves and Sheep\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003e«Волки и овцы»\u003c\/i\u003e) and \u003ci\u003eTalents and Admirers\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArchival Theatre Photography:\u003c\/b\u003e Illustrated with glossy monochrome plates documenting historical performances at the \u003cb\u003eMoscow Maly Theatre\u003c\/b\u003e, featuring legendary figures of the Russian stage such as O. O. Sadovskaya and M. P. Sadovsky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthentic 1948 Provenance:\u003c\/b\u003e Preserves a vintage personal dedication on the front endpaper from a grandmother to her grandson Gurik dated October 24, 1948.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eComplete Bibliographic Specifications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Избранные сочинения (\u003ci\u003eSelected Works\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky (\u003ci\u003eА. Н. Островский\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEditor \u0026amp; Introductory Article:\u003c\/b\u003e G. I. Vladykin (\u003ci\u003eГ. И. Владыкин\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e OGIZ – Goslitizdat (\u003ci\u003eОГИЗ – Гослитиздат, Москва–Ленинград\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1948 (Moscow–Leningrad, USSR)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e Russian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Original publisher's cloth-backed embossed hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePage Count:\u003c\/b\u003e 650+ pages with tipped-in theatrical photography plates and explanatory notes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClassification:\u003c\/b\u003e Russian Classical Drama \/ 19th-Century Theatre \/ Soviet Post-War Fine Editions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore Russian Classic Book \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tsartosovietsbooks.com\/products\/rare-1963-soviet-book-leo-tolstoy-the-cossacks-literary-monuments-series-tsar-to-soviet-books?variant=48804638294248\" title=\"Russian classic book antique\"\u003eHERE\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tsar to Soviets books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48987156218088,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0790\/8743\/6008\/files\/photo_1_2026-09-02_18-22-36.jpg?v=1788359688","url":"https:\/\/tsartosovietsbooks.com\/fr\/products\/vintage-1948-soviet-book-alexander-ostrovsky-selected-works-tsar-to-soviet-books","provider":"Tsar to Soviets books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}