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Lada Negrul
Lada Negrul, (russian: Лада Негруль, born April 18, 1967) is a Russian actress. She works in Moscow's "Russian House" theater and played main roles in ten Russian movies, including a TV serial "Dirty Work". She is the author and producer of documentaries about Irina Skobtseva, Sergei Bondarchuk, and Vladislav Galkin. Negrul published four books of her poetry and a book about Alexander Men. She also performs sound poetry and songs by Alexander Galich and Vladimir Vysotsky. song by that he created for |
Yakov Krotov
Yakov Krotov (born 31 May 1957) is a Russian essayist, historian, radio host and priest of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. In 1977–1989, he worked as a librarian and archivist. From 1990 he is a free-lanced author. He writes about history, Christianity, promotes values of tolerance, religious liberty and peace-making. From 1997 he works for the Radio Free Europe, making weekly talk-shows under the title "From the Christian point of view". Радио Свобода, December 14, 2007 He has been lecturing in the on the |
RFE/RL
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is a United States government funded organization that broadcasts and reports news, information, and analysis to countries in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Caucasus, and the Middle East where it says that "the free flow of information is either banned by government authorities or not fully developed". RFE/RL is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation supervised by the U.S. Agency for Global Media, an independent government agency overseeing all U.S. federal government international broadcasting services. Daisy Sindelar is the vice president and editor-in-chief of RFE. RFE/RL broadcasts in 27 languages to 23 countries. The organization has been headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic, since 1995, and has 21 local bureaus with over 500 core staff and 1,300 stringers and freelancers in countries throughout their broadcast region. In addition, it has 700 employees at its headquarters and corporate office in Washington, D.C. Radio Free Eu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Producer
A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, directing, editing, and arranging financing. The producer is responsible for finding and selecting promising material for development. Unless the film is based on an existing script, the producer hires a screenwriter and oversees the script's development. These activities culminate with the pitch, led by the producer, to secure the financial backing that enables production to begin. If all succeeds, the project is "greenlighted". The producer also supervises the pre-production, principal photography and post-production stages of filmmaking. A producer is also responsible for hiring a director for the film, as well as other key crew members. Whereas the director makes the creative decisions during the production, the producer typically ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irina Skobtseva
Irina Konstantinovna Skobtseva (russian: Ирина Константиновна Скобцева; 22 August 1927 – 20 October 2020) was a Soviet and Russian actress and second wife of Sergei Bondarchuk. Biography Irina Konstantinovna Skobtseva was born on 22 August 1927 in Tula. Her father was a research fellow at the Main Directorate of Meteorological Service, her mother worked in the archive. After finishing secondary school, Skobtseva studied art in the Faculty of History of Moscow State University. While studying, she acted in student theatre. After graduating from the Moscow State University in 1952, she entered the Moscow Art Theatre School, from which she graduated in 1955. In the same year, Irina Skobtseva made her cinematic debut as Desdemona in the film ''Othello'' by Sergei Yutkevich. The picture won the Best Director Award at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival, and was given diplomas and prizes at other international film festivals. In Cannes Irina Skobtseva was award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergei Bondarchuk
Sergei Fyodorovich Bondarchuk (russian: Сергей Фёдорович Бондарчук, ; uk, Сергі́й Федорович Бондарчук, Serhíj Fédorovych Bondarchúk; 25 September 192020 October 1994) was a Soviet and Russian actor, film director, and screenwriter of Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Serbian origin who was one of the leading figures of Russian cinema of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He is known for his sweeping period dramas, including the internationally acclaimed four-part adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's ''War and Peace'' and the Napoleonic War epic '' Waterloo''. Bondarchuk's work won him numerous international accolades. His epic production of Tolstoy's ''War and Peace'' won Bondarchuk, who both directed and acted in the leading role of Pierre Bezukhov, the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film (1968), and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1968. He was made both a Hero of Socialist Labour and a People's Artist of the USS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladislav Galkin
Vladislav Borisovich Galkin (russian: Владисла́в Бори́сович Га́лкин; 25 December 1971 – 25 February 2010) was a Russian actor who starred in fifty seven films including several TV serials, such as ''Spetsnaz'' (2002), ''The Master and Margarita'' (2005–2006) and ''Dikari'' (2006). Biography Galkin studied acting at the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute from 1988 to 1992, then studied film directing at the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (russian: Всероссийский государственный институт кинематографии имени С. А. Герасимова, meaning ''All-Russian State Institute of Cinemat ... in the 1990 where his teacher was Vladimir Khotinenko. On 27 February 2010, Galkin was found dead in his apartment, and the cause of death was said to be cardiac arrest. However, according to his family and friends, he was murdered based on evidence i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Men
Alexander Vladimirovich Men (russian: Александр Владимирович Мень; 22 January 1935 – 9 September 1990) was a Soviet Russian Orthodox priest, dissident, theologian, biblical scholar and writer on theology, Christian history and other religions. Men wrote dozens of books (including his '' magnum opus'', ''History of Religion: In Search of the Way, the Truth and the Life'', the seventh volume of which, ''Son of Man'', served as the introduction to Christianity for thousands of citizens in the Soviet Union); baptized hundreds if not thousands; founded an Orthodox open university; opened one of the first Sunday schools in Russia as well as a charity group at the Russian Children's Hospital. His influence is still widely felt and his legacy continues to grow among Christians both in Russia and abroad. He was murdered early on a Sunday morning, on 9 September 1990, by an ax-wielding assailant outside his home in Semkhoz, Russia. Early life and career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sound Poetry
Sound poetry is an artistic form bridging literacy and musical composition, in which the phonetic aspects of human speech are foregrounded instead of more conventional semantic and syntactic values; "verse without words". By definition, sound poetry is intended primarily for performance. History and development The vanguards of the 20th century While it is sometimes argued that the roots of sound poetry are to be found in oral poetry traditions, the writing of pure sound texts that downplay the roles of meaning and structure is a 20th-century phenomenon. The Futurist and Dadaist Vanguards of the beginning of this century were the pioneers in creating the first sound poetry forms. Filippo Tommaso Marinetti discovered that onomatopoeias were useful to describe a battle in Tripoli where he was a soldier, creating a sound text that became a sort of a spoken photograph of the battle. Dadaists were more involved in sound poetry and they invented different categories: *''Bruitist poem'' i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Galich (writer)
Alexander Arkadievich Galich (russian: Алекса́ндр Арка́дьевич Га́лич, p=ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɐrˈkadʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈɡalʲɪtɕ, a=Alyeksandr Arkad'yevich Galich.ru.vorb.oga, 19 October 1918 – 15 December 1977) was a Soviet poet, screenwriter, playwright, singer-songwriter, and dissident. Biography ''Galich'' is a pen name, an abbreviation of his last name, first name, and patronymic: Ginzburg Alexander Arkadievich. He was born on 19 October 1918 in Ekaterinoslav (then Dnipropetrovsk and now Dnipro), Ukraine, into a family of Jewish intellectuals. His father, Aron Samoilovich Ginzburg, was an economist, and his mother, Fanni Borisovna Veksler, worked in a music conservatory. For most of his childhood he lived in Sevastopol. Before World War II, he entered the Gorky Literary Institute, then moved to Konstantin Stanislavski's Operatic-Dramatic Studio, and then to the Studio-Theatre of Alexei Arbuzov and Valentin Pluchek (in 1939). He wrote plays and scre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatyana Sergeyeva
Tat'yana Sergeyeva (born 1951) is a Russian composer. Biography Tat'yana Pavlovna Sergeyeva was born in Tver, Russia. She studied music at the Moscow Conservatory and completed post-graduate work in composition, piano, and organ. Sergeyeva won the Shostakovich Composers' Prize in 1987 and became an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation in 1995. She is a member of the Russian Union of Composers. Works Selected works include: *''Aria for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano'', on a text by A.Sumarokov (1984) *''Aria for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano'', on a text by I.Pisarev (1984) *''Black Rose'', for bayan, piano, violin, cello, and percussion (2001) *''Concerto'' for violin, piano, harpsichord, and organ *''Daphne'', trio for saxophone, cello, and organ *''Piano Concerto No.2'' *''Piano Concerto No.3'' (2002) *''Serenade for Trombone and Organ'' (1995) *''Sonata for Violin and Organ'' (1994) *''Vocal Cycle for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano'', on verses by ancient poets *''Vocal Cycle on Verses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Vysotsky
Vladimir Semyonovich Vysotsky ( rus, links=no, Владимир Семёнович Высоцкий, p=vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr sʲɪˈmʲɵnəvʲɪtɕ vɨˈsotskʲɪj; 25 January 1938 – 25 July 1980), was a Soviet singer-songwriter, poet, and actor who had an immense and enduring effect on Soviet culture. He became widely known for his unique singing style and for his lyrics, which featured social and political commentary in often humorous street-jargon. He was also a prominent stage- and screen-actor. Though the official Soviet cultural establishment largely ignored his work, he was remarkably popular during his lifetime, and to this day exerts significant influence on many of Russia's musicians and actors. Biography Vladimir Vysotsky was born in Moscow at the 3rd Meshchanskaya St. (61/2) maternity hospital. His father, Semyon Volfovich (Vladimirovich) (1915–1997), was Jewish, a colonel in the Soviet army, originally from Kiev. Vladimir's mother, Nina Maksimovna, (née Sery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marina Vlady
Marina Vlady (born 10 May 1938) is a French actress. Biography Vlady was born in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine to White Russian immigrant parents. Her father was an opera singer and her mother was a dancer. Her sisters, now all deceased, were the actresses Odile Versois, Hélène Vallier and Olga Baïdar-Poliakoff. The sisters began acting as children and, for a while, pursued a ballet career. From 1955 to 1959, she was married to actor/director Robert Hossein. From 1963 to 1966, she was married to Jean-Claude Brouillet, a French entrepreneur, owner of two airlines and member of French Resistance. Vlady was married to Soviet poet/songwriter Vladimir Vysotsky from 1969 until his death in 1980. She lived with French oncologist Léon Schwartzenberg from the 1980s until his death in 2003. Vlady won the Best Actress Award at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival for '' The Conjugal Bed''. In 1965, she was a member of the jury at the 4th Moscow International Film Festival. Vlady starred in Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
