Following his heart attack in 1928 , for the last decade of his life Stanislavski conducted most of his work writing , directing rehearsals , and teaching in his home on Leontievski Lane . In line with Joseph Stalin 's policy of " isolation and preservation " towards certain internationally famous cultural figures , Stanislavski lived in a state of internal exile in Moscow . This protected him from the worst excesses of Stalin 's " Great Terror "
Great Terror
Great Purge
Konstantin Stanislavski