| The Green Ring | |
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| Written by | Zinaida Gippius |
| Date premiered | 18 February 1915 |
| Place premiered | Alexandrinsky Theatre |
| Original language | Russian |
| Subject | teenage angst, collapse of the family, collectivism |
| Genre | Realistic drama |
| Setting | Early 1910s Saint Petersburg |
The Green Ring (Russian: Зелёное кольцо, romanized: Zelyonoye kol’tso) is a four-act play by Zinaida Gippius written in January 1914 and premiered at the Alexandrinsky Theatre on 18 February 1915, directed by Vsevolod Meyerhold. The Moscow Art Theatre production, directed by Vakhtang Mchedelov, opened on 7 December 1916. The play was first published in Petrograd in 1916 by the Ogni Publishers.[1][2]
- ^ "Commentaries to The Green Circle". Russkaya Kniga. The Works by Zinaida Gippius in 15 volumes. Vol. 4. Moon Ants. Stories and plays. Moscow, 2001. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ Arzamastseva, Irina The Three Souls of a Russian Provincial Gymnasium Girl // Три души провинциальной гимназистки (пьеса З.Н. Гиппиус «Зеленое кольцо»).