'The Storm'' - is an exciting play in five acts by Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky (1823 - 1886), an outstanding Russian playwright. *** Katerina lives with her husband Tikhon Kabanov, her sister Varvara and mother tradeswoman Kabanikha. Kabanika is a vile woman that derides the whole family and especially her daughter-in-law. Already tight situation of Katerina was compounded by the fact that she managed to fall in love with another man.