Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky (12 April 1823, Moscow, 14 June Russian Empire) 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. In this ebook: The Storm A protegee of the Mistress Poverty is no crime Sin and sorrow are common to all It's a family affair-We'll settle it ourselves"