Vassa Zheleznova (play)

Vassa Zheleznova (Russian: Васса Железнова) is a play by Russian writer Maxim Gorky.[1] He wrote and published the play in 1910. It was not performed until 5 July 1936 in Leningrad after Gorky wrote a new version in 1935.

The play was the basis of several films in the Soviet Union, e.g. the 1953 film of the same name,[2] and in France[3] and Germany.[4]

In 2016, Emily Juniper presented a new version of the play at Southwark Playhouse set in 1990s Liverpool during a dock workers strike.[5]

References

  1. ^ Barrat, Andrew (1978). "Maksim Gorky and the Russian Revolution: The Crisis of 1910". New Zealand Slavonic Journal. 2: 66–67. JSTOR 40921083.
  2. ^ Васса Железновa (1953; The Mistress) at IMDb
  3. ^ Vassa Geleznova (1972) at IMDb
  4. ^ Wassa Schelesnowa (1963) at IMDb
  5. ^ Billington, Michael (19 June 2016). "Vassa Zheleznova review – Liverpool dock strike is no match for the Russian revolution". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 February 2024.

See also

  • Mother, 1906 novel by Gorky about revolutionary factory workers
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