1st Edition

Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko and the Moscow Art Theatre

By Inna Solovyova Copyright 2025
268 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

268 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

268 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This is an authorized translation of Nemirovich-Danchenko (Moscow, 1979) by Inna Solovyova, historian, author, and senior researcher of the Moscow Art Theatre Archives. Untranslated before now, it is the only comprehensive account of the life and work of Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko (1858–1943), co-founder with Konstantin Stanislavsky of the Moscow Art Theatre and one of the pioneers of the... Read more

Translator’s Preface

Chapter 1: The Long Beginning 1858–1886

Chapter 2: Everything is Nearby 1886–1896

Chapter 3: Opening 1896–1899

Chapter 4: In the Theatre from Ten to Seven 1899–1904

Chapter 5: First Farewells 1904–1905

Chapter 6: Returning to a New Place 1905–1906

Chapter 7: At Home 1906–1909

Chapter 8: Russian Tragedy 1908–1910

Chapter 9: Options for an Ending 1910–1914

Chapter 10: Fifth and Sixth Life 1914–1919

Chapter 11: Chapter from Another Book 1919–1943 (The Soviet Years)

Biography

Inna Solovyova (1937–2024) was one of Russia’s most prominent theatre historians and critics with expertise in the history of the Moscow Art Theatre.

James Thomas is a Professor in the Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance in the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts at Wayne State University.