Georgi Millyar

picture info	Georgi Millyar Georgy Frantsevich Millyar, sometimes spelled Milliar (russian: Георгий Францевич Милляр; 7 November 1903 in Moscow – 4 June 1993 in Moscow), was a Soviet and Russian actor, best known for playing evil spirits in Soviet fairy tale films, including the witch Baba Yaga in films such as ''Vasilisa the Beautiful'', ''Jack Frost'', '' Fire, Water, and Brass Pipes'' and ''The Golden Horns''. Georgy Millyar was born into a wealthy family of Franz de Milieu, a French bridge builder working in Russia, and Elizaveta Zhuravlyova, a daughter of an Irkutsk goldminer. Millyar's father died when he was almost three. Before the outbreak of World War I, he and his widowed mother had moved from Moscow to Gelendzhik. After the October Revolution, Millyar's family was left without relatives and means of living, their apartment in Moscow and a house in Gelendzhik were soon nationalized by the Bolsheviks. Millyar's mother was prudent enough to remove the "de" particle from her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Georgy Millyar 01 Georgy may refer to: Georgy (given name) Diminituve for Georgina Georgy, the protagonist in ''Georgy Girl'' novel, film, and song ''Georgy'' (musical), a musical from the novel ''Georgy Girl'' See also Georgi (other) Georgiy Georgy (; russian: Георгий, Georgiy; bg, Георги, Georgi) is a Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Greek name Georgios. It corresponds to the English name George. The name Georgi is the most used masculine name in Bulgaria and ..., a given name * Georgii (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Aleksandr Rou Alexander Arturovich Rou (also, Rowe, from his Irish father's name) (russian: Александр Артурович Роу, – 28 December 1973) was a Soviet Union, Soviet film director, and People's Artist of the RSFSR (1968). He directed a number of children's Fantasy film, fantasy films, based mostly on Folklore of Russia, Russian folklore, that were highly popular and often imitated in the Soviet Union. Biography He was born to an Irish people, Irish father Arthur Rowe, (an engineer, who in 1905 came under contract to Russia to establish flour-milling) hence his unusual (for Russia) family name, and a Greeks, Greek mother, known as Julia Karageorgia.Sputnitskaya, YuliaPtushko. Rou. Mater-class in Soviet Kino-fantasy p. 162 His father worked in Yuryevets, Ivanovo Oblast, Yuryevets and in 1914 returned to Ireland, leaving the family in unstable Russia. Starting in 1930, Alexander worked at Mezhrabpomfilm as an assistant director to Yakov Protazanov on the films ''Marionet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kashchey The Deathless (film) ''Kashchey the Immortal'' (russian: Кащей Бессмертный, Kashchey bessmertnyy) is a 1945 black and white Soviet fantasy film directed by Aleksandr Rou and produced at Soyuzdetfilm Studios. The story and characters are drawn from Slavic folklore, particularly, evil wizard Kashchey, who is the main antagonist in the movie. Allegory Filmed during the Second World War and premiered on Victory Day, it may be interpreted as an allegory of the German invasion of the Soviet Union. "Like a bolt from the blue came Kashchey to Rus, destroyed our houses and livelihood, killed men and kidnapped women by the thousands." But in the end, after many hardships, the Russian people manage to drive the invader out of their homeland. Cast * Sergei Stolyarov as ''Nikita Kozhemyaka'' * Alexander Shirshov as ''Bulat Balagur'' * Galina Grigorieva as ''Maria Morevna'' * Georgy Millyar as '' Kashchey the Immortal / magician'' * Ivan Ryzhov as ''naughty boy'' * Sergei Troitsky as ''sultan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	We From The Urals ''We from the Urals'' (russian: Мы с Урала) is a 1943 Soviet drama film directed by Lev Kuleshov and Aleksandra Khokhlova. Plot Two teenagers working after school in a large military factory in the Urals rush to the front lines of war, where a nurse has left the sister of one of them. Their everyday life, love and youth make up the plot of the film. Cast * Aleksey Konsovsky as Kuzya Zavarin * Aleksandr Mikhailov as Vanya Tomakurov * Yanina Zhejmo as Vera Zavarina * Georgy Millyar as grandfather Tomakurov * Gleb Florinsky as Major Ignatyev * Maria Vinogradova as Sonya * Mariya Barabanova as Kapa Khorkova * Pyotr Galadzhev as factory painter * Nikolai Grabbe as Pavka Drozdov * Sergey Komarov as Yuri Pavlovich * Sergey Martinson as Head of the dancing group * Lidiya Sukharevskaya as Maria Vasilyevna * Sergey Filippov as Andrei Stepanovich * Ivan Ryzhov Ivan Petrovich Ryzhov (russian: Ива́н Петро́вич Рыжо́в; 25 January 1913, Zelyonaya Sloboda, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	The Humpbacked Horse (1941 Film) Pyotr Pavlovich Yershov (russian: link=no, Пётр Павлович Ершов; – ) was a Russian poet and author of the famous fairy-tale poem ''The Little Humpbacked Horse'' (''Konyok-Gorbunok''). Biography Pyotr Yershov was born in the village of Bezrukovo, Tobolsk Governorate (currently Ishimsky District, Tyumen Oblast). During his childhood he lived in the town of Beryozov. From 1827 to 1831, he studied in Tobolsk gymnasium, where he reportedly created a society for the Ethnographic study of Siberia and even planned to publish their own scientific journal. From 1831 to 1836, Yershov studied philosophy at Saint Petersburg University, which was where, at the age of 19, he wrote his masterpiece, the fairy-tale poem ''The Little Humpbacked Horse''. A large extract from it was published in 1834 and brought Yershov instant fame. Alexander Pushkin wrote that Yershov was as fully in command of his verses as a landowner is in command of his serfs. Pushkin also announced that h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Salavat Yulayev (film) ''Salavat Yulayev'' (russian: Салават Юлаев) is a 1940 Soviet film directed by Yakov Protazanov, about Bashkir national hero, poet Salawat Yulayev (1754-1800) and Pugachev's Rebellion. Synopsis Son of the village elder, young Salavat, is forced to permanently leave his native village for physically assaulting an officer of the king. A runaway convict Khlopusha, helps him escape from pursuing soldiers. Salavat does not trust Khlopusha, because he thinks of every Russian as an enemy. But the shared shackles and forced labor in the mines bring them closer together. The friends manage to escape from prison. Two years Salavat and Khlopusha wander around the vast expanses of the Urals. In one of the Cossack farms they meet Pugachev and become his staunch supporters. Salavat is sent home to his native village. The people elevated by them flock to Pugachev's banner. Together with the Russian peasants and workers of the Ural fortified factories, the Bashkir cavalry led by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Siberians (film) Siberians (russian: Сибиряки) is a 1940 Soviet drama film directed by Lev Kuleshov. Plot On one New Year the old hunter tells two middle-school students the story of how Stalin presented his tobacco pipe to one hunter for help with his escape from exile. According to legend, the hunter died during the Civil War, and the pipe remained with his friend. The guys are interested in this story and they decide to find this pipe. Starring * Aleksandra Kharitonova as Valia * Aleksandr Kuznetsov as Serezha * Aleksandr Pupko as Petja * Mariya Vinogradova as Galka * Daniil Sagal as Aleksei - hunter and Valia's uncle * T. Alcheva as Anna Fedorovna * Georgiy Millyar as Grandfather Jakov * Aleksandra Khokhlova as Pelagueia * Andrey Fayt as Dr. Vasili Vasilievich * Andrei Gorchilin as Kolkhoz' chief * Sergey Komarov as Terentij * Dmitriy Orlov as Doshindon * Mikheil Gelovani Mikheil Gelovani ( ka, მიხეილ გელოვანი, Russified as Михаи́л Г ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gusli ''Gusli'' ( rus, гусли, p=ˈɡuslʲɪ) is the oldest East Slavic multi-string plucked instrument, belonging to the zither family, due to its strings being parallel to its resonance board. Its roots lie in Veliky Novgorod in Novgorodian Rus'. It may have a connection to the Byzantine form of the Greek kithara, which in turn derived from the ancient lyre, or might have been imported from Western and Central Europe during the Middle Ages, when the zither had immense popularity. It has its relatives in Europe and throughout the world: kantele in Finland, kannel in Estonia, kanklės in Lithuania, kokles in Latvia, Zither in Germany, citera in the Czech Republic, psalterium in France and so on... Furthermore, the kanun has been found in Arabic countries, and the autoharp, in the United States. It is also related to such ancient instruments as Chinese gu zheng, which has a thousand-year history, and its Japanese relative koto. A stringed musical instrument called is listed as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Tsar Gorokh Tsar Gorokh (russian: Царь Горох) is a character from Russian folklore, a fictional tsar whose name literally means "pea". The exact origin of the name is unknown. Expression The name "Tsar Gorokh" appears in a number of Russian-language expressions as a reference to times immemorial, as in "during the times of Tsar Gorokh". Some preambles of Russian fairy tales set their scene in this way. In common speech the reference often conveys an ironical sense, as an indication of unbelievable or obsolete circumstances. Fyodor Dostoevsky , Dostoevsky references Tsar Gorokh in the opening pages of ''Crime and Punishment'' to indicate Rodion Raskolnikov , Raskolnikov's perturbed thoughts. Actual character There are a number of narratives, folklore and literary, where Tsar Gorokh is an actual character, rather than a time frame reference. ''War of Mushrooms'', a folk fairy tale, mostly known in the literary redaction of Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy, Alexey Tolstoy ''Tsar Gorokh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]