| A Profitable Position | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Aleksander Ostrovsky |
| Date premiered | 27 September 1863 |
| Place premiered | Maly Theatre in Moscow |
| Original language | Russian |
| Subject | Corruption, bribery, social conflict |
| Genre | Social drama |
A Profitable Position (Dokhodnoye mesto, Доходное место) is a play by Alexander Ostrovsky. It was first published in No.1, January 1857 issue of Russkaya Beseda and came out as a separate edition later that year. Banned from being produced at the Russian Imperial theatres, it was premiered only six years later, on September 27, 1863, in Saint Petersburg's Alexandrinsky Theatre as a benefice for actress Elizaveta Levkeyeva. On October 14 of the same year it was performed in Maly Theatre, as actress Ekaterina Vasilieva's benefice.[1]