The Storm (Ostrovsky)

This article is about Ostrovsky's play. For other uses, see Storm (disambiguation).
The Storm
Cover of the 1950 Russian edition
Written byAleksandr Ostrovsky
Date premiered16 November 1859 (1859-11-16)
Place premieredMaly Theatre in Moscow
Original languageRussian
GenreRealistic drama

The Storm (Russian: Гроза, sometimes translated as The Thunderstorm) is a drama in five acts by the 19th-century Russian playwright Aleksandr Ostrovsky. As with Ostrovsky's other plays, The Storm is a work of social criticism, which is directed particularly towards the Russian merchant class.