Ekaterinburg playwrights, the Presnyakov brothers, first became truly famous in 2002 with their play “Terrorism,” the premiere of which coincided with the hostage crisis at Nord-Ost. Despite such a gloomy overtone, the play is not about terrorist attacks and the death of innocent people, but mainly about domestic terrorism; The Presnyakovs are interested in terror in the human soul. A mother terrorizes her son, a grandson terrorizes her grandmother, and a grandmother terrorizes her neighbors. The boss tyrannizes his subordinates, who in turn act out at home...

By the end of the play, violence, stated as the object of study, becomes an increasingly obvious means of expression...

In August 2002 The play “Terrorism” is among the three winners of the drama competition of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and the Moscow Art Theater. Chekhov.