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Gennadi Kazansky
Gennadi Kazansky (1 December 1910 – 14 September 1983) was a Soviet film director of the Soviet era.Goble p.355 Life and career Gennadi Kazansky was born on 18 November 18 or December 1910 in Voronezh. He studied art history at the Leningrad Institute of Art History and graduated in 1930. He was an associate professor of the practice of cinematic arts at the Russian State Institute of Performing Arts. His film career began in 1931. He worked at the film studio Lenfilm, first as an assistant director, and since 1937 as a director. During the war, along with other employees of Lenfilm and Mosfilm, he was evacuated to Almaty, where he worked at the film studio Kazakhfilm, then at Mosfilm. In 1944 he returned to Leningrad and continued to work at Lenfilm. From 1946 to 1947 he was an employee of the Ashkhabad Film Studio, then again returned to Lenfilm, where he worked for the rest of his life. In 1956 he staged a children's film ''Old Khottabych'' based on the fairy tale by Laz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voronezh
Voronezh ( rus, links=no, Воро́неж, p=vɐˈronʲɪʂ}) is a city and the administrative centre of Voronezh Oblast in southwestern Russia straddling the Voronezh River, located from where it flows into the Don River. The city sits on the Southeastern Railway, which connects western Russia with the Urals and Siberia, the Caucasus and Ukraine, and the M4 highway (Moscow–Voronezh–Rostov-on-Don– Novorossiysk). In recent years the city has experienced rapid population growth, rising in 2021 to 1,057,681, up from 889,680 recorded in the 2010 Census; making it the fourteenth most populous city in the country. Geography Urban layout Information about the original urban layout of Voronezh is contained in the "Patrol Book" of 1615. At that time, the city fortress was logged and located on the banks of the Voronezh River. In plan, it was an irregular quadrangle with a perimeter of about 130 fathoms (238 m), that is, it was very small: inside it, due to lack of space, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Chebotaryov
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Chebotaryov (russian: Влади́мир Чеботарёв) (16 August 1921 – 4 March 2010) was a Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter. Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (1994). Early years Vladimir Chebotaryov was born in the city of Karachev, Bryansk Oblast. In 1941 he graduated from the Rostov Military School. Soon the Great Patriotic War started. He arrived to the Kiev Military District and was appointed a commanding officer of the artillery battery. During one of the battles he was injured and sent to a war hospital. In several days the hospital was occupied by Nazi forces. Same night Chebotaryov and two other soldiers managed to escape. They spent many days traveling through the Nazi-occupied territory of the modern-day Ukraine to the front line. At one point Vladimir stayed at the Kramarenki khutor at the house of a young woman Ekaterina Kramarenko. Someone reported to the Gestapo, Chebotaryov was arrested and sent to a pris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Film Directors
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 Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR. Other major cities included Saint Petersburg, Leningrad (Russian SFSR), Kyiv, Kiev (Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Ukrainian SSR), Minsk (Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Byelorussian SSR), Tashkent (Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, Uzbek SSR), Almaty, Alma-Ata (Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, Kazakh SSR), and Novosibirsk (Russian SFSR). It was the largest country in the wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Screenwriters
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers From Voronezh
A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce different forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels, short stories, books, poetry, travelogues, plays, screenplays, teleplays, songs, and essays as well as other reports and news articles that may be of interest to the general public. Writers' texts are published across a wide range of media. Skilled writers who are able to use language to express ideas well, often contribute significantly to the cultural content of a society. The term "writer" is also used elsewhere in the arts and music, such as songwriter or a screenwriter, but also a stand-alone "writer" typically refers to the creation of written language. Some writers work from an oral tradition. Writers can produce material across a number of genres, fictional or non-fictional. Other writers use multiple media such as graphics or illustration to enhance the communication of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Deaths
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 24 – Twenty-five members of the Red Brigades are sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1978 murder of Italian politician Aldo Moro. * January 25 ** High-ranking Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia. ** IRAS is launched from Vandenberg AFB, to conduct the world's first all-sky infrared survey from space. February * February 2 – Giovanni Vigliotto goes on trial on charges of polygamy involving 105 women. * February 3 – Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Fraser is granted a double dissolution of both houses of parliament, for elections on March 5, 1983. As Fraser is being granted the dissolution, Bill Hayden resigns as leader of the Australian Labor Party, and in the subsequ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1910 Births
Year 191 ( CXCI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Bradua (or, less frequently, year 944 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 191 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Parthia * King Vologases IV of Parthia dies after a 44-year reign, and is succeeded by his son Vologases V. China * A coalition of Chinese warlords from the east of Hangu Pass launches a punitive campaign against the warlord Dong Zhuo, who seized control of the central government in 189, and held the figurehead Emperor Xian hostage. After suffering some defeats against the coalition forces, Dong Zhuo forcefully relocates the imperial capital from Luoyang to Chang'an. Before leaving, Dong Zhuo orders his troops to loot the tombs of the Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Year Adventures Of Masha And Vitya
''New Year Adventures of Masha and Vitya'' (russian: Новогодние приключения Маши и Вити, Novogodnyie priklucheniya Mashi i Viti) is a 1975 Soviet children's film directed by Igor Usov and Gennadi Kazansky. Plot Elementary school children Vitya and Masha are complete opposites; Vitya believes only in science and technology, while Masha believes in miracles. During the hall's preparation for the New Year at their school, Masha brings to life the sculpture of Father Frost with a magic spell, who transports her and Vitya to a fairy-tale world to save the Snow Maiden: Koschei kidnapped the Snow Maiden to arrange the New Year for his evil spirits. Father Frost gives the children three tips: One, do not wait for anyone to help, but help everyone in need, 2) do not get lost in a difficult moment and 3) hold on to each other when in a bad situation. Learning this, Koschey sends them an impure force – the vocal-instrumental trio "Wild Guitars": Baba Yaga, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Snow Queen (1966 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 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Khottabych
''Starik Khottabych'' (russian: Старик Хоттабыч, ''Old Man Khottabych'' or ''Old Khottabych'') is a Sovcolor Soviet fantasy film produced in the USSR by Goskino at Kinostudyia Lenfilm (Lenfilm Studio) in 1956, based on a children's book of the same name by Lazar Lagin who also wrote the film's script, and directed by Gennadi Kazansky. In the United States, the film was released theatrically by Sovexportfilm, with English subtitles, under the title ''The Flying Carpet'' through Artkino Pictures in 1960. Plot summary Volka,Volka (Willie) is a diminutive form of the name Volya which also was a diminutive name of Vladimir: "Yesterday, a pioneer named Vladimir Kostylkov came to his district militia station and handed the officer on duty a treasure consisting of antique gold objects which he found on the bottom of the river, in a very deep place./ref> a 12-year-old Soviet Young Pioneer organization of the Soviet Union, Young Pioneer, discovers an ancient vessel at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Ardent Heart (film)
''An Ardent Heart'' (russian: Горячее сердце, Goryachee serdtse) is a 1953 Soviet drama film directed by Gennadi Kazansky and starring Gennadiy Michurin, Anna Belousova and Tamara Alyoshina.Goble p.355 It is based on the play ''An Ardent Heart'' by Aleksandr Ostrovskiy. It was made by Lenfilm Studio. Synopsis The famous merchant Kuroslepov wastes his life binge drinking. The household is run by his wife Matrona, an overbearing and immoral woman who spends her husband's money, has an affair with the bailiff and strongly oppresses Parasha, Kuroslepov's daughter from his first marriage. The plot develops around the loss of a large sum of money. Parasha's groom Vasya gets accused of stealing and is threatened with being sent to serve in the army. The unfortunate young woman desperately prays for her man. The cowardly and prudent Vasya agrees to become a clown of the merchant Khlynov, who buys him off from conscription. Realizing the nullity of her beloved, Parasha fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rimsky-Korsakov (film)
''Rimsky-Korsakov'' (russian: Римский-Корсаков) is a 1953 Soviet biopic directed by Gennadi Kazansky and Grigori Roshal and starring Grigori Belov, Nikolai Cherkasov and Aleksandr Borisov. The film portrays the life of the Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.Mitchell p.183 The film was shot in Sovcolor. Cast * Grigori Belov as Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov * Nikolai Cherkasov as Vladimir Stasov * Aleksandr Borisov as Savva Mamontov * Liliya Gritsenko as Nadezhda Zabela-Vrubel * Viktor Khokhryakov as Alexander Glazunov * Anatoliy Kuznetsov as Anatoly Lyadov * Lidiya Sukharevskaya as Rimskaya-Korsakova * Aleksandr Ognivtsev as Feodor Chaliapin * Boris Kokovkin as Valentin Serov * Sergei Kurilov as Mikhail Vrubel * Lidiya Dranovskaya as Almazova * Anatoli Verbitsky as Mikhailov * Tatyana Lennikova as Lebedeva * Agasi Babayan as Daryan * Bruno Freindlich as Ramensky * Vladimir Balashov as Sergei Diaghilev * Fyodor Nikitin as The Grand Duke * Ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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