Maly Theater

It was built in the same year as Bolshoy. If there is a "big" theatre on the square, the other theatre will be "small"; it happens they built second theatre and called it "Maliy", which means "small". This dramatic theatre was very important for Russian culture - the best artists and editors preformed there in the best Russian plays. There is a monument in front of Maly theater to Ostrovsky - Russian play writer of the 19th century.