Most often studies of major artists and the women in their lives consist of a string of love affairs that punctuate or accompany a professional career that remains separate from these female entanglements. It is noteworthy that Maria Ignatieva is concerned with the professional, not romantic aspect of Stanislavsky’s relations with women. The focus is on both Stanislavsky and the women, who in every case are regarded primarily as artists. His role in their careers is evenly balanced by their role in his career.

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