Ostrovsky

/ ɒsˈtrɒfskɪ /

noun

1. OstrovskyAleksandr Nikolayevich18231886MRussianTHEATRE: dramatist Aleksandr Nikolayevich. 1823–86, Russian dramatist, noted for his satirical comedies about the bourgeoisie. His plays include The Bankrupt (1849) and The Storm (1859), a tragedy

Example Sentences

Ponomaryov labeled Vice News journalist Ostrovsky a spy, too.

From The Daily Beast

Finally, on Thursday, Ostrovsky was released, apparently in good health.

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The seizing of an American reporter was only a matter of time, and the bespectacled and disheveled Ostrovsky was a prime target.

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She added that Ponomaryov himself was carefully examining the video footage Ostrovsky had with him.

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Ostrovsky is one of several reporters who have been grabbed in recent days in Slovyansk.

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In the literary and dramatic world Tchaikovsky had two good friends—the dramatist Ostrovsky and Sadovsky.

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In any case he received the first part of the libretto from Ostrovsky in March or April.

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A few days ago I was lunching with Ostrovsky, and he proposed, entirely of his own accord, to write a libretto for me.

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Ostrovsky's drama, "The Storm," here translated for the English reader, is a good instance of this truth.

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Ostrovsky's dramas in general are marked by intense sombreness, biting humour and merciless realism.

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