▁was ▁a ▁co - found er ▁of ), ▁before ▁joining ▁the ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ' s ▁Alexand r ink a ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁ ▁P is are v , ▁who ▁deb uted ▁as ▁a ▁ 1 5 - year - old ▁as ▁T ish ka ▁in ▁Ost rov sky ' s ▁Family ▁Aff air ▁( in ▁which ▁the ▁author ▁himself ▁played ▁the ▁leading ▁role ), ▁excel led ▁in ▁the ▁great ▁dram at ist ' s ▁re per toire ▁( R us akov ▁in ▁St ay ▁in ▁Your ▁O wn ▁S led , ▁N esch ast liv t se v ▁in ▁The ▁Forest ). ▁Prof ound ly ▁influenced ▁by ▁both ▁Ost rov sky ' s ▁work ▁and ▁his ▁art istic ▁mind set , ▁P is are v ▁author ed ▁numerous ▁in - depth ▁critical ▁reviews ▁of ▁his ▁plays , ▁not ably ▁of ▁The ▁Storm , ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 0 . ▁He ▁also ▁compiled ▁and ▁edited ▁the ▁first ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁Complete ▁Ost rov sky ▁( Saint ▁Petersburg , ▁ 1 9 0 4 - 1 9 0 5 ) ▁and ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁its ▁publishing . ▁ ▁The ▁actress ▁Pol ina ▁St rep et ova ▁was ▁his ▁wife . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁Russian ▁male ▁actors ▁Category : Russ ian ▁critics ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁K ash ira ▁Category : 1 8 4 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 0 5 ▁death s ▁Category : Russ ian ▁male ▁stage ▁actors