Ostrovsky's full name is Nikolai Alexeevich Ostrovsky, a Russian playwright. He was born in Moscow, studied law at Moscow University from 65438 to 0840, and began to write while working in the court. The fragment of the play Bankrupt published by 1847 has attracted the attention of literary circles. After the whole play was written, it was not released until 186 1. Since then, one or several novels, poems and literary works have been published almost every year.
Creation background
1927 At the beginning of this year, 22-year-old ostrovsky was sick in bed because of paralysis, and her eyes were blind. While fighting against the disease, ostrovsky decided to show his face and personal life experience through literary works. He wrote a novella about the growth and heroic battle of kotov cavalry brigade.
When attending the Correspondence University in Sverdlov, he began to conceive how steel was tempered. He wrote this book in his hospital bed for three years. This story is based on his personal experience.