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Ada Wójcik
Ada Ignatievna Voytsik (russian: Ада Игнатьевна Войцик; 1 August 19052 September 1982) was a Soviet actress. In 1935 she received the title RSFSR Honored Artist. Biography Ada Ignatievna Voytsik was born on 1 August 1905 in Moscow. In 1923 Ada graduated from secondary school and entered the acting department of the State College of Cinematography (today known as VGIK), where she graduated in 1927. She started acting in cinema in the year 1925. In 1934 Ada Voytsik joined the staff of the Mosfilm film studio. She married director Ivan Pyryev and they had a son, Eric Pyryev (1931-1970), who also subsequently became a director. In 1941 together with the studio she was evacuated to Alma-Ata. On her return to Moscow in 1943, Ada became an actress at the National Film Actors' Theatre, where she worked until her retirement in 1961. In the last years of her life, Ada Voytsik did not appear in films. Ada Voytsik lived through the death of her son and Ivan Pyryev. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million residents within the city limits, over 17 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in the metropolitan area. The city covers an area of , while the urban area covers , and the metropolitan area covers over . Moscow is among the world's largest cities; being the most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest urban and metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent. First documented in 1147, Moscow grew to become a prosperous and powerful city that served as the capital of the Grand Duchy that bears its name. When the Grand Duchy of Moscow evolved into the Tsardom of Russia, Moscow remained the political and economic center for most of the Tsardom's history. When th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Oppenheim Family
The Oppenheim Family (russian: Семья Оппенгейм, Semja Oppengejm) is a 1938 (released in May 1939 in the USA) Soviet drama film, directed by Grigori Roshal. It is one of the earliest film directly dealing with the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany. Based on ''The Oppermanns'' - a novel by Lion Feuchtwanger. Cast *Vladimir Balashov - Berthold Oppenheim *Joseph Tolchanov - Martin Oppenheim * Ada Wójcik - Liselotte *Nikolai Plotnikov - Edgar Oppenheim *Galina Minovitskaya - Ruth Oppenheim *Raisa Esipova - Sybil *Osip Abdulov - Jacques Lavendel *S.D. Zykov - Heinrich Lavendel, schoolboy, friend of Bertolt *Solomon Mikhoels - Jacobi *Sergey Dnieper - Francois, director of the gymnasium *Arkady Blagonravov - Lorenz, director of the clinic *Nikolay Bogolyubov - Weller *Vladimir Solovyov - Pahinke *Aleksey Konsovsky - Richard *Mikhail Astangov - Vogelsang *Konstantin Karelian - Rittersteg *Sergey Martinson Sergey Alexandrovich Martinson (russian: Серге́й Алекс ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Film Actresses
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national republics; in practice, both its government and its economy were highly centralized until its final years. It was a one-party state governed by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, with the city of Moscow serving as its capital as well as that of its largest and most populous republic: the Russian SFSR. Other major cities included Leningrad (Russian SFSR), Kiev (Ukrainian SSR), Minsk (Byelorussian SSR), Tashkent (Uzbek SSR), Alma-Ata (Kazakh SSR), and Novosibirsk (Russian SFSR). It was the largest country in the world, covering over and spanning eleven time zones. The country's roots lay in the October Revolution of 1917, when the Bolsheviks, under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin, overthrew the Russian Provisional Government that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All The King's Men (1971 Film)
''All The King's Men'' (russian: Vsya korolevskaya rat', Вся королевская рать, italic=yes) is a 1971 Soviet TV mini-series, adaptation of Robert Penn Warren's 1946 novel of the same name. Title The movie's title matches that of the Russian translation of Warren's novel: ''Вся королевская рать'', literally ''Whole King's Host''. Just like in the source material, it's a line from the famous nursery rhyme ''Humpty Dumpty'', translated by Samuil Marshak. History Robert Penn Warren's novel, published in Russian in 1968, immediately attracted the attention of the reading public, and the idea of a film adaptation arose in Soviet cinematographic circles. Stanislav Rostotsky from Mosfilm and Alexander Gutkovich from BSSR Gosteleradio applied almost simultaneously to make the adaptation. The personal involvement of Pyotr Masherov, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Belarus, tilted the decision in favor of the Belarusia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nine Days In One Year
''Nine Days in One Year'' (russian: Девять дней одного года) is a 1962 Soviet black-and-white drama film directed by Mikhail Romm about nuclear particle physics, physicists and their relationships. The film is based on true events. It is one of the most important Soviet films of the 1960s. It won the Crystal Globe Award in 1962. Plot summary Two young physicists and old friends — the possessed experimental physicist Dmitri Gusev and the skeptical theoretical physicist Ilya Kulikov — conduct nuclear studies at a research institute in Siberia. Dmitri leads the research started by his teacher Sintsov, who has received a deadly dose of radiation as a result of an experiment. Dmitri has also been irradiated. Doctors warn him that further irradiation might kill him as well. Meanwhile, his friend Ilya and Lyolya, a love interest of Dmitri, have developed a romantic relationship. The enamoured couple is getting prepared for the wedding and looking for an opportun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sampo (film)
''Sampo'' (russian: Сампо) is a 1959 Soviet–Finnish fantasy film based loosely on the events depicted in the Finnish national epic ''Kalevala''. In the United States, it was released in an edited version, ''The Day the Earth Froze'', by American International Pictures as a double feature with ''Conquered City''. This version was later featured in a 1993 episode of '' Mystery Science Theater 3000''. Plot The people of Kalevala are a peaceful hard working people, they have everything they need and want, bar the mystical Sampo, a magical mill which will make grain, salt and gold and give prosperity to whoever possesses it. The only person in Kalevala able to make a Sampo is the smith Ilmarinen, however he cannot make it until his sister Annikki has fallen in love. Annikki eventually falls in love with the young hard working Lemminkäinen. All is not perfect, however. There is a dark dismal land called Pohjola ruled over by a wicked witch called Louhi, and she wishes for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puti I Sudby
Puti may refer to: * , an Indonesian title of nobility denoting Minangkabau origin * ''Puti'' (film), a Filipino psychological thriller * Puti Kaisar-Mihara, Austrian model of Minangkabau descent * Puti Tipene Watene, New Zealand politician Offensive Word * Puti (पुती), is an offensive Nepalese word which is also used to describe vagina In mammals, the vagina is the elastic, muscular part of the female genital tract. In humans, it extends from the vestibule to the cervix. The outer vaginal opening is normally partly covered by a thin layer of mucosal tissue called the hymen .... See also * Bodhi Tree * Putti (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attack From The Sea
Attack from the Sea (russian: Корабли штурмуют бастионы, Korabli shturmuyut bastiony) is a 1953 Soviet biographical film, biographical war film directed by Mikhail Romm and starring Ivan Pereverzev, Gennadi Yudin and Vladimir Druzhnikov.Rollberg p.249 The film is about the career of the Russian naval officer Fyodor Ushakov and the Siege of Corfu (1798–99). It was made by the Moscow-based Ministry of Cinematography by the production unit Mosfilm, in Agfa, Agfa-color, renamed Sovcolor by Moscow. It is the sequel to ''Admiral Ushakov (film), Admiral Ushakov'', released the same year. Cast * Ivan Pereverzev as Adm. Fedor Fedorovich Ushakov * Gennadi Yudin as Capt. Dmitri Nikolayevich Senyavin * Vladimir Druzhnikov as Capt. Vasilyev * Aleksei Petrovich Alekseyev, Aleksey Alekseev as Capt. Yegor Metaksa * Sergei Bondarchuk as Tikhon Alexeyevich Prokofiev * Nikolai Khryashchikov as Khovrin, old sailor * Mikhail Pugovkin as Piroshkov * Georgiy Yumato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elena Glinskaya
Elena Vasilyevna Glinskaya (russian: Елена Васильевна Глинская; 1510 – 4 April 1538) was the Grand Princess consort of Russia, as the second wife of Grand Prince Vasili III and de facto regent of Russia for 5 consecutive years, from 1533 until her death in 1538. She was the mother of Tsar Ivan the Terrible. Grand Princess Marriage Elena was born in 1510 as the daughter of Prince Vasili Lvovich Glinsky (d. 1515), a member of a Lipka Tatar clan claiming descent from the Mongol ruler Mamai, and Serbian Princess Ana Jakšić from the Jakšić noble family. It is to her powerful uncle, Prince Mikhail Lvovich Glinsky, that the family owed its distinction. In 1525, Vasili III resolved to divorce his infertile wife, Solomoniya Saburova, and marry Elena. According to the chronicles, he chose Elena "because of the beauty of her face and her young age." Despite strong opposition from the Russian Orthodox Church, the divorce was effected. They were married on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan The Terrible (1944 Film)
''Ivan the Terrible'' (russian: Иван Грозный, ''Ivan Grozniy'') is a two-part Soviet epic historical drama film written and directed by Sergei Eisenstein. A biopic of Ivan IV of Russia, it was Eisenstein's final film, commissioned by Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin, who admired and identified with Ivan. Part I was released in 1944; Part II, although it finished production in 1946, was not released until 1958, as it was banned on the order of Stalin, who became incensed over the depiction of Ivan therein. Eisenstein had developed the scenario to require a third part to finish the story but, with the banning of Part II, filming of Part III was stopped; after Eisenstein's death in 1948, what had been completed of Part III was mostly destroyed. The film is mainly in black-and-white, but contains a few colour scenes towards the end of Part II. Plot Part I In the prologue Ivan's mother and her lover are murdered by the boyars. Later Ivan is enthroned as Grand Prince of Mosc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |