Women in Russian Theatre

<p><em>Women in Russian Theatre</em> is a fascinating feminist counterpoint to the established area of Russian theatre populated by male artists such as Stanislavsky Chekov and Meyerhold. With unprecedented access to newly-opened files in Russia Catherine Schuler brings to light the actresses who had an impact upon Russian modernist theatre.<br> Schuler brings to light the extradordinary lives and work of eight Russian actresses who flourished on the stage between the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.</p>