It's a Family Affair - We'll Settle It Ourselves

Interesting Facts

• The play was the first in Ostrovsky's career to bring him widespread fame and recognition.
• The work was censored and banned from stage performance for several years after it was written.
• The play is a satire on the merchant lifestyle and morals, mocking the greed and hypocrisy of this class.
• The main character, Lazar Podkhalyuzin, is a typical representative of the 'new Russian' merchants, willing to engage in any scheme for enrichment.
• The title of the play «It's a Family Affair - We'll Settle It Ourselves» has become a proverbial expression, denoting mutual settlements and agreements between people.