Ostrovsky spent most of his creative career in Sochi, and because of the trauma of the war, Ostrovsky was unable to write his own literary masterpiece, How Steel Is Made, and he orally prepared his wife. Ostrovsky may not be as well known in the world as Chekhov, but in Russia he is a drama writer with Chekhov, and his works are still often performed in various Russian theaters. His works are "poverty and crime", "Thunderstorm" and so on. Moreover, he played a major role in the reform of the small Moscow theatre, and was the central figure in laying the foundations of modern Russian theatre.