Early Twentieth Century Russian Drama with an introduction by Andrew Wachtel - A really useful site from Northwestern university

Images of the Modernist Set Design

An Image from Magnanymous Cuckold - Popova

Another Image from Magnanymous Cuckold

Northwestern University's Meyerhold page

Meyerhold's Biomechanics Page

Meyerhold Memorial Museum Page

A French Meyerhold Page

Images from Various Productions

Bedbug Staging Image

Another Image from the Bedbug

An Image from Inspector General

Another Image from Inspector General

An Image from Woe from Wit

Another Image from Woe from Wit

BioMechanics Image

BioMechanics Exercises

NorthWestern Universty's Stanislavsky site

PBS Stanislavsky Page

Images from Various Productions

An Image from Inspector General

A.S.Griboyedov WOE FROM WIT (A Four Act Comedy)in English, Translated by A.S.Vagapov

The Woes of Wit by Alan Shaw TRANSLATOR'S INTRODUCTION

Woe from Wit by A.S. Griboedov in Russian (Gore ot uma)

No woe, only wit by Nina Lobanov-Rostovsky - SPECIAL TO THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES - A review of "Diplomacy and Murder in Tehran" by Laurence Kelly - a first biography of Griboedov in English.

The Persian Frontier: Griboedov as Orientalist and Literary Hero1 from Canadian Slavonic Papers ,   Sep-Dec 2003  by Brintlinger, Angela - A long, scholarly discussion of Griboedov's life a work

An Image from Woe from Wit - Meyerhold

Another Image from Woe from Wit - Meyerhold

Boris Godunov by Alexander Pushkin - Full Text in English

Boris Godunov (the play) in Russian

Boris Godunov by A.S. Pushkin in Russian

Alexander Pushkin - A brief Biography

Pushkin's Biography - Adapted from J.Thomas Shaw's biographical sketch in The Letters of Alexander Pushkin, Volume 1

Pushkin - Life and Times

Frontline: Pushkin Geneology

The Golden Age: Aleksandr Pushkin - Study notes from Professor Gary R. Jahn, University of Minnesota

PUSHKIN UNDER OUR SKIN by Alexander ZHOLKOVSKY (USC, Los Angeles)

The Inspector General by N.V.Gogol in Russian (Revizor)

The Inspector General in Russian - this site is for those whose Russian skills could use some help. Just click on an unfamiliar word and the English translation will appear at the bottom

Nikolay (Vasilyevich) Gogol (1809-1852) - Biography

The Rise of Prose: Nikolai Gogol - Study notes from Professor Gary R. Jahn, University of Minnesota

An Image from Inspector General - Meyerhold

Another Image from Inspector General - Meyerhold

An Image from Inspector General - Stanislavsky

The Storm by A.N.Ostrovskii in Russian (Groza)

Aleksandr Ostrovsky: founding father of Russian theatre UNESCO Courier ,   Nov, 1986 by Nelly Kornienko

The Power of Darkness by Leo Tolstoy in English

Introduction To Tolstoy's Writings by Ernest J Simmons

Tolstoy Studies Journal - great place to start your Tolstoy research

Leo Tolstoy - A brief biography and bibliography

Birukoff, Paul. Leo Tolstoy: Childhood and Early Manhood

Reminiscences of Tolstoy By Count Illya Tolstoy

Reminiscences of Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy by Maxim Gorky

Tolstoy and His Message By Ernest Howard Crosby: New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1903

Tolstoy as a Schoolmaster By Ernest Howard Crosby (Chicago: Hammersmark Publishing, 1905)

Last Days of Leo Tolstoy - by Vladimir Chertkov

THE TRAGEDY OF TOLSTOY by Aleksandra Tolstaya

ALEXANDER II AND HIS TIMES: A Narrative History of Russia in the Age of Alexander II, Tolstoy, and Dostoevsky (with links to hundreds of images and other materials)

Leo Tolstoy Image Gallery

Tolstoy Is Dead; Long Fight Over - 1910 obituary from the New York Times. Free Registration required.

The Sea-Gull - Full Text, (Eng)

Plays by Anton Chekhov in English Translated by Julius West

The Sea Gull by A.P.Chekhov in Russian (Chaika )

Tne Sea Gull in Russian - this site is for those whose Russian skills could use some help. Just click on an unfamiliar word and the English translation will appear at the bottom

The Three Sisters by A.P Vahekhov in Russian (Tri sestry)

Three Sisters in Russian - this site is for those whose Russian skills could use some help. Just click on an unfamiliar word and the English translation will appear at the bottom

The Cherry Orchard by A.P. Chekhov in Russian (Vishnevyi sad)

The Cherry Orchard in Russian - this site is for those whose Russian skills could use some help. Just click on an unfamiliar word and the English translation will appear at the bottom

The Wood Demon in Russian (Leshyi)

"Anton Chekhov: Fragments of Recollections"
by: Maxim Gorky

Chekhov's Letter to Maxim Gorky, July 29, 1902

Brief Chekhov Biography

Anton CHEKHOV page with biography and bibliography

Essay "axes against the trees: Anton Chekhov and the revolution of 1905" by Brook Stowe

The Lower Depths by Maxim Gorky in Russian (Na dne)

The Lower Depths by Maxim Gorky in English

Image from the Moscow Theater production of the Lower Depths with Stanislavsky in the role of Satine sits on the table

1936 French Film version by Jean Renoir

Gorky Page inRussian National Library - Complete works in Russian, images plus works of critisim in Russian

The Puppet Show by A.A.Blok in Russian (Balaganchik)

The Puppet Show Page from NorthWestern University

Theater of the Soul - Full text in English

A Design for the production of Theater of the Soul

Wayne Turney's Evreinov Page

Mayakovsky's Biography

A Brief Mayakovsky Biography

Mayakovsky Timeline with some nice images

Mayakovsky's Public Posters in a PDF file Acrobat reader required.

Mayakovsky Art page from MoMA

Mayakovsky's The Lady and the Hooligan (1918)

NorthWestern University's Bedbug Page

“The stone skin of the monument”: Mayakovsky, Dissent and Popular Culture in the Soviet Union by: Chantal Sundaram from Toronto Slavic Quarterly

Bedbug Staging Image

Another Image from the Bedbug

An Image from Mystery Bouffe