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Alexander Zhdanov
Alexander Zhdanov (russian: Александр Жданов; 25 January 1951 – 21 February 2021) was a Russian actor who was a Merited Artist of the Russian Federation. Biography Zhdanov graduated from the Leningrad Conservatory in 1974 and became an actor at the Liteyny Theatre. He also acted in many films. Alexander Zhdanov died in Saint Petersburg on 21 February 2021, at the age of 70. Filmography *''Monologue'' (1972) *' (1972) *''Failure of Engineer Garin'' (1973) *' (1973) *' (1974) *''Diary of a School Director'' (1975) *''Truffaldino from Bergamo'' (1976) *' (1978) *''Pugachev'' (1978) *'' The Wind of Travel'' (1978) *'' Say a Word for the Poor Hussar'' (1981) *' (1982) *'' Charlotte's Necklace'' (1984) *' (1986) *'' Russian Symphony'' (1994) *' (2000) *''Streets of Broken Lights ''Streets of Broken Lights'' (russian: Улицы разбитых фонарей, Ulitsy razbitykh fonarey) is a Russian criminal drama-detective TV series anthology about police work in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
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The Wind Of Travel
''The Wind of Travel'' (russian: Ветер странствий) is a 1978 Soviet drama film directed by Yuri Yegorov. Plot The film takes place during the Great Patriotic War. Mitrash and Nastya were left without parents. The whole village helped them stay alive. And suddenly they receive a letter from which they learn that their father is alive. Cast * Galina Astakhova - Nastya * Sergei Kuznetsov - Mitrasha * Vladimir Marchenko - Vasiliy * Yuriy Nazarov - Manuilo * Sergey Yakovlev - grandad * Marina Yakovleva A marina (from Spanish , Portuguese and Italian : ''marina'', "coast" or "shore") is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats. A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships or ... - Marfutka * Alexander Zhdanov - Stepan References External links * 1978 films 1970s Soviet films 1970s Russian-language films Soviet drama films Russian-language drama films 1978 drama films {{19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Actors
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Russian Male Actors
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2021 Deaths
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1951 Births
Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United Kingdom announces abandonment of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme for the cultivation of peanuts in the Tanganyika Territory, with the writing off of £36.5M debt. * January 15 – In a court in West Germany, Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment. * January 20 – Winter of Terror: Avalanches in the Alps kill 240 and bury 45,000 for a time, in Switzerland, Austria and Italy. * January 21 – Mount Lamington in Papua New Guinea erupts catastrophically, killing nearly 3,000 people and causing great devastation in Oro Province. * January 25 – Dutch author Anne de Vries releases the first volume of his children's novel '' Journey Through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Streets Of Broken Lights
''Streets of Broken Lights'' (russian: Улицы разбитых фонарей, Ulitsy razbitykh fonarey) is a Russian criminal drama-detective TV series anthology about police work in Saint-Petersburg. The pilot episode, known as ''Menty'' (russian: Менты, literally "Cops") premiered in 1995, while the initial series ran for 16 nonconsecutive seasons from 1998 to 2019, with 500 episodes released overall and making it the longest crime series in Russia.Алексеева Ю. Е. Сериалы убойной силы. — М.: Анаграмма, 2008. — С. 29-59. — 160 с. — (Клуб любителей сериалов). — 4000 экз. — The series eventually spun off two more shows with same and new characters: '' Deadly Force'' (2000—2005) and ''Bandit Petersburg'' (2000—2007). Plot The main series recounts everyday life of a typical district police establishment in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Police officers have to face uneasy duties, some must go unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Symphony
''Russian Symphony'' ( ''Russkaya simfoniya'') is a 1994 Russian psychological drama film directed by Konstantin Lopushansky and starring Viktor Mikhaylov. The narrative is set in a dark version of contemporary Russia where the world seems to be coming to an end through a flood. A man is desperate to do something good with his life before it ends, but is mostly met with suspicion. The film ties in thematically with Lopushansky's other apocalyptic films, ''Dead Man's Letters'' (1986), ''A Visitor to a Museum'' (1989) and ''The Ugly Swans'' (2006), and is the most overtly religious of them. It played in the Forum section of the 45th Berlin International Film Festival and received the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury. Cast * Viktor Mikhaylov as Ivan Sergeyevich Mazayev * Aleksandr Ilyin as Sanya * Kira Kreylis-Petrova as Valentina Ivanovna Mazdukhina * Valentina Kovel as Semyonovna * Mikhail Khrabrov as General *Valentin Golubenko as Giliuli * Natalya Akimova as Teacher * Nora Gryakalov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte's Necklace
Charlotte's Necklace (russian: Колье Шарлотты, Kol'e Sharlotty) is a 1984 Soviet detective film directed by Yevgeny Tatarsky. Screen version of the novel by Anatoly Romov ''Customs Inspection''. Plot Officers of KGB, experienced Colonel Seryogin and a young agent Pavlov, are investigating the murder of a fartsovshchik Viktor Korablyov. The investigation brings them to the trail of a criminal group that transports valuable works of jewelry abroad. A duel with experienced and cunning criminals turns out to be a serious test for security officers. It turns out that the murder of Korablev is associated with an attempt to secretly export the famous antique piece known as the Charlotte Necklace abroad. Cast * Kirill Lavrov as KGB Colonel Vladimir Seryogin * Vadim Ledogorov as Anton Pavlov * Yury Kuznetsov as Korchyonov, repeat offender * Igor Yankovsky as Viktor Korablyov * Valentina Voilkova as Svetlana, Viktor's sister * Georgy Martirosyan as Stas Sedov * Yelena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Say A Word For The Poor Hussar
''Say a Word for the Poor Hussar'' (russian: О бедном гусаре замолвите слово, italic=yes), translit. . Literary “Put a good word for a poor hussar”) is a 1981 Soviet film directed by Eldar Ryazanov, shot in the style of a historical tragicomedy. Plot A regiment of hussars arrives at the provincial town of Gubernsk for summer maneuvers. The hussars live a frivolous outside the barracks and away from the metropolitan authorities, enjoying evening shows in the theater, billiards, card games and flirting with the local women. But soon the regiment gets into trouble when Count Merzlyaev arrives from St. Petersburg on the personal orders of the Russian Emperor with a special mission. Some officers of the hussars regiment are suspected of "free-thinking" and of conspiring against the government. Merzlyaev offers these officers a test: they must shoot a rebel, thus demonstrating their loyalty to the emperor. However, Merzlyaev's plan to test the office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pugachev (1978 Film)
''Pugachev'' (russian: Емельян Пугачёв) is a 1978 historical drama film, directed by Alexey Saltykov and starring Yevgeny Matveyev and Vija Artmane. The film was honored with a special prize at All-Union Film Festival in 1979. Plot Don Cossack Yemelyan Pugachev says goodbye to his wife and children and goes to run. The elder Filaret blesses him to lead a rebellion under the name of Peter III of Russia. The insurgents dealt with the feudal lords cruelly. Queen Catherine the Great directs troops against the rioters. Traitors betray Yemelyan, and now he is being transported across Russia in an iron cage. Main cast *Yevgeny Matveyev as Yemelyan Pugachev *Vija Artmane as Catherine the Great * Tamara Syomina as Sofia Pugachyeva * Olga Prokhorova as Ustinya Pugachyeva *Pyotr Glebov as Stepan Fedulov *Boris Kudryavtsev as Maksim Shigayev (voiced by Stanislav Chekan) *Grigore Grigoriu as Chika Zarubin (voiced by Vladimir Ferapontov) *Viktor Pavlov as Mitka Lysov *Boris Kuli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), is the second-largest city in Russia. It is situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea, with a population of roughly 5.4 million residents. Saint Petersburg is the fourth-most populous city in Europe after Istanbul, Moscow and London, the most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As Russia's Imperial capital, and a historically strategic port, it is governed as a federal city. The city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May 1703 on the site of a captured Swedish fortress, and was named after apostle Saint Peter. In Russia, Saint Petersburg is historically and culturally associated with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
