▁her ▁to ▁detailed ▁question ing ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁her ▁character . ▁" App ar ently ▁Gi pp ius ' ▁play ▁had ▁aw ak ened ▁in ▁her ▁deep ▁mem ories ▁of ▁the ▁youth ▁spent ▁in ▁a ▁d ys function al ▁family , ▁with ▁her ▁own ▁mother , ▁no ▁dis similar ▁to ▁El ena ▁Ivan ov na ," ▁the ▁theatre ▁historian ▁Ir ina ▁Ar z am ast se va ▁suggested . ▁Gi pp ius ▁enjoyed ▁these ▁convers ations ▁a ▁lot . ▁In ▁her ▁mem oir s ▁on ▁Sav ina ▁she ▁remarked ▁how ▁off - stage ▁the ▁actress ▁was ▁so ▁much ▁more ▁intr igu ing ▁and ▁exc iting ▁than ▁even ▁when ▁actually ▁acting . ▁ ▁The ▁Green ▁Ring ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁first ▁Russian ▁play ▁to ▁feature ▁trouble d ▁te en agers . ▁It ' s ▁' sp irit ual ' ▁prede cess or ▁was ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁Spring ▁Aw ak ening ▁by ▁Frank ▁Wed ek ind , ▁st aged ▁and ▁directed ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁by ▁V se vol od ▁Meyer hold . ▁Later ▁critics ▁found ▁par alle ls ▁in ▁it ▁to ▁Ivan ▁T urg ene v ' s ▁A ▁Month ▁in ▁the ▁Country , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁very ▁young ▁Sav ina ▁excel led ▁as ▁V ero ch ka , ▁not ably ▁in ▁her ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁benefit ▁show case . ▁Not ▁only ▁did ▁Gi pp ius ' ▁play ▁look ▁like ▁a ▁development ▁of ▁T urg ene v ' s ▁ideas ▁concerning ▁ ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁the ▁young sters ▁to