Nikolay Aleksandrovich Dobrolyubov. A ray of light in the darkness (№ 267970)

The fact that the character of Catherine, as he performed in "the Storm" is a step forward not only in Ostrovsky's dramatic activities, but in all our literature. It corresponds to a new phase of our national life, he has long demanded its implementation in the literature about it spun by our best writers; but they were able only to understand his need and could not comprehend and feel its essence; is able to do Ostrovsky.