The Power of Darkness

The Power of Darkness
Akademietheater Vienna, 2015
Foto: Francisco Peralta Torrejón
Written byLeo Tolstoy
Original languageRussian
GenreNaturalistic drama

The Power of Darkness (Russian: Власть тьмы, Vlast′ t′my) is a five-act drama by Leo Tolstoy. Written in 1886, the play's production was forbidden in Russia until 1902, mainly through the influence of Konstantin Pobedonostsev. In spite of the ban, the play was unofficially produced and read numerous times.


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