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Evgeny Schwartz
Evgeny Lvovich Schwartz (russian: Евге́ний Льво́вич Шва́рц; , Kazan, Russian Empire – January 15, 1958, Leningrad, Soviet Union) was a Soviet writer and playwright, whose works include twenty-five plays, and screenplays for three films (in collaboration with Nikolai Erdman). Life Early life Evgeny Schwartz was born in Kazan, Russia, into a physician's family. His father was baptized and was of Jewish origin and his mother Russian. In 1910 he studied law at Moscow University, where he also became involved in theater and poetry. He was drafted into the army at the end of 1916 to serve on the front. After the Bolshevik Revolution he joined the Whites and served under general Kornilov. He suffered injuries and shell-shock during the storming of Yekaterinodar in 1918, lost several teeth and acquired a tremor of the hands that plagued him for the rest of his life. After the end of Russian Civil War, Schwartz studied theater in Rostov-on-Don. In 1921 he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazan
Kazan ( ; rus, Казань, p=kɐˈzanʲ; tt-Cyrl, Казан, ''Qazan'', IPA: ɑzan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka rivers, covering an area of , with a population of over 1.2 million residents, up to roughly 1.6 million residents in the urban agglomeration. Kazan is the fifth-largest city in Russia, and the most populous city on the Volga, as well as the Volga Federal District. Kazan became the capital of the Khanate of Kazan and was conquered by Ivan the Terrible in the 16th century, becoming a part of Russia. The city was seized and largely destroyed during Pugachev's Rebellion of 1773–1775, but was later rebuilt during the reign of Catherine the Great. In the following centuries, Kazan grew to become a major industrial, cultural and religious centre of Russia. In 1920, after the Russian SFSR became a part of the Soviet Union, Kazan became the capital of the Tat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikhail Slonimsky
Mikhail Leonidovich Slonimsky (russian: Михаи́л Леони́дович Слони́мский; – 8 October 1972) was a Soviet writer, member of the Serapion Brothers group. Mikhail was born in Saint Petersburg to the family of Intelligentsia. His grandfather, father and aunt were professional writers. His uncle Semyon Vengerov was a famous philologist and literary critic. His older brother Nicolas Slonimsky became a famous composer. In January 1915 after graduating from his gymnasium Mikhail went as a volunteer to Russian Army to fight in World War I. He was awarded St. George medal, was wounded, returned to the front, wounded again and evacuated to the Petrograd (Saint Petersburg) hospital. Since 1917 Mikhail published his works regularly (his first publication was in the magazine ''New Satiricon'' of 1914). He was one of the founders of the Serapion Brothers group. The group met at his apartment and according to some memorises, he was the inventor of the name. L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Ordinary Miracle (1964 Film)
''An Ordinary Miracle'' (russian: Обыкновенное чудо, Obyknovennoye chudo) is a Soviet 1964 romantic fantasy film, directed by Erast Garin and based on a play by Yevgeni Shvarts. King's palace was filmed in Vorontsov Palace. Cast * Aleksey Konsovsky * Nina Zorskaya * Oleg Vidov as ''The Bear'' * Erast Garin as ''The King'' * Nelli Maksimova as ''The Princess'' * Georgi Georgiu as ''Minister Administrator'' * Aleksei Dobronravov * Valentina Karavayeva * Viktor Avdyushko * Klavdiya Lepanova * Svetlana Konovalova * Yevgeni Vesnik as ''The Hunter'' * Georgi Millyar See also * An Ordinary Miracle (1978 film) ''An Ordinary Miracle'' (russian: Обыкновенное чудо, Obyknovennoye chudo) is a Soviet 1978 romantic fantasy musical film directed by Mark Zakharov and based on a play by Evgeny Schwartz. This is the second adaptation of the play; ... - another adaptation of the same play. External links * * Films based on works by Evgeny Shvarts 1964 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Totalitarianism
Totalitarianism is a form of government and a political system that prohibits all opposition parties, outlaws individual and group opposition to the state and its claims, and exercises an extremely high if not complete degree of control and regulation over public and private life. It is regarded as the most extreme and complete form of authoritarianism. In totalitarian states, political power is often held by autocrats, such as dictators (totalitarian dictatorship) and absolute monarchs, who employ all-encompassing campaigns in which propaganda is broadcast by state-controlled mass media in order to control the citizenry. By 1950, the term and concept of totalitarianism entered mainstream Western political discourse. Furthermore this era also saw anti-communist and McCarthyist political movements intensify and use the concept of totalitarianism as a tool to convert pre-World War II anti-fascism into Cold War anti-communism. As a political ideology in itself, totalitarianism is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancelot
Lancelot du Lac (French for Lancelot of the Lake), also written as Launcelot and other variants (such as early German ''Lanzelet'', early French ''Lanselos'', early Welsh ''Lanslod Lak'', Italian ''Lancillotto'', Spanish ''Lanzarote del Lago'', and Welsh ''Lawnslot y Llyn''), is a character in some versions of Arthurian legend, where he is typically depicted as King Arthur's close companion and one of the greatest Knights of the Round Table. In the French-inspired Arthurian chivalric romance tradition, Lancelot is an orphaned son of King Ban of the lost Kingdom of Benoic, raised in the fairy realm by the Lady of the Lake. A hero of many battles, quests and tournaments, and famed as a nearly unrivalled swordsman and jouster, Lancelot becomes the lord of the castle Joyous Gard and personal champion of Arthur's wife, Queen Guinevere, despite suffering from frequent and sometimes prolonged fits of madness. But when his adulterous affair with Guinevere is discovered, it causes a ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinderella (1947 Film)
''Cinderella'' (russian: Зо́лушка, Zolushka) is a 1947 Soviet fairy tale musical film by Lenfilm studios. Cast * Yanina Zhejmo as Cinderella * Aleksey Konsovsky as Prince * Erast Garin as King * Faina Ranevskaya as Cinderella's stepmother * Yelena Yunger as Anna, 1st daughter * Tamara Sezenyovskaya Marijana, 2nd daughter * Vasili Merkuryev as Forester * Aleksandr Rumnyov as Pas de Trois * Varvara Myasnikova as Fairy * Igor Klemenkov as Page * Sergey Filippov Sergey Nikolayevich Filippov (russian: Сергей Николаевич Филиппов, 24 June 1912— 19 April 1990) was a Soviet and Russian film and stage actor and comedian, best known for his parts in films ''Adventures of Korzinkina'' ... as Corporal External links * 1947 films Films based on Charles Perrault's Cinderella Lenfilm films 1940s musical fantasy films 1940s Russian-language films Films based on works by Evgeny Shvarts Russian children's fantasy films Soviet fantasy films Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Answers
Answer commonly refers to response to a question. Answer may also refer to: * Answer (law), any reply to a question, counter-statement or defense in a legal procedure Music * Answer, an element of a fugue Albums * ''Answer'' (Angela Aki album), 2009 * ''Answer'' (Supercar album), 2004 * ''Answers'' (album), 1994 * ''The Answers'', an album by Blue October Songs * "Answer" (Tohoshinki song) * "Answer" (Flow song), 2007 *"Answer", by Tyler, the Creator from the album ''Wolf'' *"Answer", by Sarah McLachlan from her 2003 album ''Afterglow'' *"Answer", by Mayu Maeshima, opening song from the 2021 anime ''Full Dive'' Publications * ''Answers'' (periodical), British weekly paper founded in 1888, initially titled ''Answers to Correspondents'' *''Answer'', a very short science-fiction story published in 1954 by Fredric Brown. *''Answers'', an American magazine published by Answers in Genesis * ''The Questionnaire'' (Salomon novel), also published as "The Answers" Groups, organiza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Snow Queen (1967 Film)
''The Snow Queen'' (russian: Снежная королева, Snezhnaya koroleva) is a Soviet 1967 fantasy film, directed by Gennadi Kazansky and based on the eponymous 1844 fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. Plot On a frosty winter evening, the Snow Queen kidnaps Kai and turns his heart into a piece of ice. Gerda, wishing to return Kai home goes to search for him. She experiences many trials to get to the Snow Queen's palace and to retrieve Kai from icy captivity. Cast * Valery Nikitenko – The Storyteller * Elena Proklova – Gerda * Slava Ziupa – Kay * Evgenia Melnikova – Grandmother * Natalia Klimova – The Snow Queen * Nikolai Boyarsky – Counselor * Yevgeny Leonov – King Eric XXIX * Irina Gubanova – The Princess * George Korolchuk – Prince * Olga Viklandt – The Chieftain * Era Ziganshina – The Little Robber * Andrei Kostrichkin – Ghost * Vera Titova – Inkwell See also * ''The Snow Queen'' (1957 film) * ''Frozen (2013 film) ''Frozen'' is a 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen ( , ; 2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales. Andersen's fairy tales, consisting of 156 stories across nine volumes and translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. His most famous fairy tales include "The Emperor's New Clothes", "The Little Mermaid", " The Nightingale", "The Steadfast Tin Soldier", " The Red Shoes", " The Princess and the Pea", "The Snow Queen", "The Ugly Duckling", " The Little Match Girl", and " Thumbelina". His stories have inspired ballets, plays, and animated and live-action films. Early life Hans Christian Andersen was born in Odense, Denmark on 2 April 1805. He had a stepsister named Karen. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolay Akimov
Nikolay Pavlovich Akimov (russian: Никола́й Па́влович Аки́мов; – 6 September 1968) was an experimental theatre director and scenic designer noted for his work with the Leningrad Comedy Theatre. His most notorious production was the cynical version of ''Hamlet'' (1932), with Ophelia as a drunken prostitute and the king's ghost as a clever mystification arranged by Hamlet. Akimov, who was the Comedy Theater director in 1935-1949 and 1956-1968, wrote several books, among them ''About Theater'' (О театре, 1962) and ''Not Just About Theater'' (Не только о театре, 1966), and was designated a People's Artist of the USSR in 1960. Akimov was director of the New Theatre in Leningrad 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), i ... in the ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
