Ostrovsky

British

/ ɒsˈtrɒfskɪ /

noun

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

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Ostrovsky immediately turned back to rush to his family.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

But Russian émigré journalist Arkady Ostrovsky, in his book "The Invention of Russia," explains how that Wild West atmosphere came to exist in the first place.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2023

Yet for all the emotional truth in these characters, from Turgenev and Ostrovsky to Chekhov, the sentence for those who stray is harsh.

From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2023

Russian-born American journalist Simon Ostrovsky has been telling the BBC what motivated Aiden Aslin, one of the five Britons released, to fight with Ukrainian forces.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2022

Miss Ostrovsky reminded me of the amazing scene in Death on the Installment Plan where Celine wants to stop the bustling of a street crowd.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

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