Optimistic Tragedy (Play)
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Optimistic Tragedy 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.
Vsevolod Vishnevskiy
Vsevolod Vitalievich Vishnevsky was a Soviet dramatist and prose writer.He was born in 1900 in Saint Petersburg and educated at a Petersburg gymnasium. During World War I he enrolled in Baltic Fleet as sea cadet...
in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
in 1933 with a dedication to the 15th anniversary of the Red Army
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...
.
The play is set in St. Petersburg, and Kronstadt
Kronstadt
Kronstadt , also spelled Kronshtadt, Cronstadt |crown]]" and Stadt for "city"); is a municipal town in Kronshtadtsky District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia, located on Kotlin Island, west of Saint Petersburg proper near the head of the Gulf of Finland. Population: It is also...
, Russia, after the Russian Revolution and during the Russian Civil War
Russian Civil War
The Russian Civil War was a multi-party war that occurred within the former Russian Empire after the Russian provisional government collapsed to the Soviets, under the domination of the Bolshevik party. Soviet forces first assumed power in Petrograd The Russian Civil War (1917–1923) was a...
. Some scenes are set on a ship of the Red Navy on the Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...
near Saint Petersburg. The play has three acts.