Nikolai Ostrovsky, the author of "How the Steel Was Tempered," died 80 years ago, on Dec. 22, 1936. He and other writers of the era used their work to promote Soviet themes.
Nikolai Ostrovsky, the author of "How the Steel Was Tempered," died 80 years ago, on Dec. 22, 1936. He and other writers of the era used their work to promote Soviet themes.