The Storm (Ostrovsky)

The Storm
Cover of the 1950 Russian edition
Written by	Aleksandr Ostrovsky
Date premiered	16 November 1859 (1859-11-16)
Place premiered	Maly Theatre in Moscow
Original language	Russian
Genre	Realistic drama

The Storm (Russian: Гроза, sometimes translated as The Thunderstorm) is a drama in five acts by the 19th-century Russian playwright Aleksandr Ostrovsky. As with Ostrovsky's other plays, The Storm is a work of social criticism, which is directed particularly towards the Russian merchant class.