Letters 1886-1917

The book contains selected letters to the Stanislavsky figures in art, literature and science, as well as family, friends and students, since his youth, and ending with the last years of his life. Widely presented correspondence with Stanislavsky's greatest writers, artists, actors and directors of contemporary theater. The letters are a valuable primary source for the study of the creative personality of Stanislavsky, his aesthetic views and public activities. They cover a wide range of issues of theory and practice of contemporary theater, reveal the essence of aesthetic views of Stanislavsky. Most of the letters are published for the first time.