<p>The Power of Darkness (Russian: ?????? ????, Vlast' t'my) is a five-act drama by Leo Tolstoy. Written in 1886, the play's production was forbidden to be produced in Russia until 1902, mainly through the influence of Konstantin Pobedonostsev. In spite of the ban, the play was unofficially produced and read numerous times.<br><br>The central character is a peasant, Nikita, who seduces and abandons a young orphan girl Marinka; then...