Vera; or, The Nihilists (1880). by: Oscar Wilde: Vera; or, The Nihilists is a play by Oscar Wilde. It is a melodramatic tragedy set in Russia and is loosely based on the life of Vera Zasulich.

Vera Ivanovna Zasulich (Russian:8 August [O.S. 27 July] 1849 - 8 May 1919) was a Russian Menshevik writer and revolutionary. Vera; or, The Nihilists is a play by Oscar Wilde. It is a melodramatic tragedy set in Russia and is loosely based on the life of Vera Zasulich. It was Wilde's first play, and the first to be performed. In 1880, with only a few copies privately printed, arrangements were made with noted actresses for a production the United Kingdom, but this never materialized. The fir...