Alexandra Brushtein from her youth plunged into revolutionary activity. During the years of the revolution and the civil war, she worked in the field of education, opened schools and theater studios for children. Mastering the word, Alexandra has created many literary works. She mainly wrote for the younger generation.
From the biography of Alexandra Yakovlevna Brushtein
The future writer and playwright was born on the 11th (according to the new style - 23rd) August 1884 in the city of Vilno. Alexandra Yakovlevna's maiden name is Vygodskaya. Alexandra's father was a doctor, writer and public figure. The mother also came from a doctor's family.
Alexandra received her education at the Bestuzhev Higher Courses for Women. The girl took an active part in the revolutionary movement. She also worked for an organization that provided aid to exiled revolutionaries and political prisoners. Alexandra had a chance to visit France, she also visited Zurich. Revolutionaries of all directions and views often gathered in these places in those years. Already in her youth, Alexandra realized that her mission was to help the disadvantaged and oppressed.
After the victory of the October armed uprising, Alexandra Yakovlevna was engaged in educational activities: she helped to eliminate illiteracy in the country, organized schools in Petrograd, selected and re-created a repertoire for children's theater institutions. Joined the Communist Party in 1942
Brushtein suffered from a hearing disorder for many years. Over time, her ailment worsened. Alexandra Yakovlevna passed away on September 20, 1968 in the capital of the USSR.
Creativity of Alexandra Brushtein
Alexandra Brushtein is the author of several dozen plays. Among them: "Blue and Pink", "May", "Day of the Living", "United Combat", "It Was". She wrote mainly for children and youth.
Alexandra Yakovlevna also performed a number of original adaptations of classical works: "Don Quixote", "Cruel World", "Uncle Tom's Cabin". Peru Brushtein owns memories that have received the name "Pages of the Past". The writer also published the trilogy "The Road Goes Into the Distance …" and a collection of plays.
Personal life and family of Alexandra Brushtein
The husband of Alexandra Yakovlevna was the Honored Scientist of the RSFSR, Professor Sergei Brushtein. At one time he founded and headed the State Physiotherapy Institute in Leningrad. Sergey Brushtein is the founder of Russian physiotherapy and organizer of the advanced training system for doctors.
The son of Alexandra Yakovlevna, Mikhail Sergeevich, became a mechanical engineer. He took part in the Great Patriotic War and rose to the rank of engineer-captain. Later he was the chief engineer of a confectionery factory. Mikhail Brushtein is the author of Confectionery Industry (1954) and several inventions.
Alexandra Brushtein's daughter, Nadezhda Sergeevna, became a choreographer. She stood at the origins of the Berezka ensemble.
The younger brother of Alexandra Yakovlevna, Semyon Vygodsky, is known as a hydraulic engineer and author of special works in his field of knowledge.
