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(Redirected from Optimistic Tragedy (Play)) For the 1963 Soviet film, see Optimistic Tragedy (film).

Maks Furijan as Lenin in a 1957 play by Ljubljana Slovene National Theatre Drama

Optimistic Tragedy (Russian: Оптимистическая трагедия) is a play written by Vsevolod Vishnevskiy in the Soviet Union in 1933 with a dedication to the 15th anniversary of the Red Army.

The play is set in St. Petersburg, and Kronstadt, Russia, after the Russian Revolution and during the Russian Civil War. Some scenes are set on a ship of the Red Navy on the Baltic Sea near Saint Petersburg. The play has three acts.

Adaptations

The play was adapted into the film Optimistic Tragedy by Samson Samsonov.

In 1965, Alexander Kholminov adapted it into an opera.

References

  1. "Stage design, Vsevolod Vishnevsky: An Optimistic Tragedy - Ladislav Vychodil". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  2. ^ "An Optimistic Tragedy: a play in three acts · Digital Handbook for Research on Soviet History". dccollection.share.library.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  3. ^ The Glasgow Herald. The Glasgow Herald.
  4. ^ McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama: An International Reference Work in 5 Volumes. VNR AG. 1984. ISBN 978-0-07-079169-5.
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