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Mayakovsky Theatre
Mayakovsky Theater (russian: Театр Маяковского; Московский академический театр имени Вл. Маяковского) is a theater in Moscow, Russia, founded in 1920, first as ''Terevsat'' (Theater of Revolutionary Satire, 1920-1922), then ''Revolution Theater'' (1922-1943) and ''Drama Theater'' (1944-1953). In 1954 it was renamed after Vladimir Mayakovsky. History The theatre ''At Nikitsky'' (that's how it was known for a while) was built in 1886 by Konstantin Tersky specifically as a venue for famous foreign artists visiting Moscow. Among those who performed there in the late 19th century were Sarah Bernhardt, Eleonora Duse, Ernst von Possart, Jean Mounet-Sully, Coquelin Sr. and Coquelin Jr. At the turn of the 20th century the theater was known as ''Internationale''. Since 1920 the newly founded ''Theater of Revolutionary Satire'' (Теревсат) was based in the building. In 1922 it was reorganized and renamed into ''Revolu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million residents within the city limits, over 17 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in the metropolitan area. The city covers an area of , while the urban area covers , and the metropolitan area covers over . Moscow is among the world's largest cities; being the most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest urban and metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent. First documented in 1147, Moscow grew to become a prosperous and powerful city that served as the capital of the Grand Duchy that bears its name. When the Grand Duchy of Moscow evolved into the Tsardom of Russia, Moscow remained the political and economic center for most of the Tsardom's history. When th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Babanova
Maria Ivanovna Babanova (russian: Мария Ивановна Бабанова; 11 November 1900 – 20 March 1983) was a Soviet and Russian actress and pedagogue. She has been described as Vsevolod Meyerhold's greatest actress and was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1954. Life and career Babanova made her debut in Theodore Komisarjevsky's theatre in 1919. A year later, she joined Vsevolod Meyerhold's acting courses. Described as "a small, radiant, energetic actor", Babanova captivated the Moscow public in Meyerhold's production of '' The Magnanimous Cuckold'' (1922). The three leading players, Igor Ilyinsky, Maria Babanova and Vasily Zaichikov were so in harmony they became known collectively as 'Il-Ba-Zai'. Babanova was viewed as the first great actress to emerge after the October Revolution. A typical review of her acting read as follows: Babanova's triumphs allegedly aroused the jealousy of Meyerhold's wife, Zinaida Reich. In 1927, Babanova was forced to leave Meye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrei Boltnev
Andrei Nikolayevich Boltnev (russian: Андре́й Никола́евич Бо́лтнев; January 5, 1946, Ufa — May 12, 1995, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian actor. Biography Andrei Boltnev was born January 5, 1946, in Ufa. Andrei Boltnev's grandfather, Konstantin Dobzhinsky was People's Artist of Georgia, and his grandmother, Nina Irtenev - Honored Artist of the RSFSR. In his birth certificate, the future actor was recorded as Andrei Tusov. But his father, Vyacheslav Tusov died in 1951, when Andrei was 5 years old, and stepfather of Andrei Nikolay Boltnev, a sea captain, appeared in his life. Boltnev studied in the Yaroslavl Theatre School from 1970 to 1972. After graduation he worked in theaters Ussuriysk, Maikop and Novosibirsk. In 1985 he graduated from the Ostrovsky Theatre and Art Institute in Tashkent. Boltnev first appeared on the silver screen in 1983 when he played the role of the vibrant Captain Gavrilov in the film by Semyon Aranovich ''Torpedo Bombers' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Demyanenko
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Demyanenko (russian: Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Демья́ненко; May 30, 1937 – August 22, 1999) was a Soviet and Russian actor. He was given the honorary distinction of People's Artist of the RSFSR. He began his acting career with the film '' The Wind'' in 1959, and is well known for playing the character Shurik in a number of films, beginning with the 1965 comedy '' Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures'', and ending with the 1997 film ''Old Songs of the Main Things 2''. Life and career Early life Aleksandr Demyanenko was born in Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union in 1937. Aleksandr's mother, Galina Belkova was an accountant. His father, Sergei Petrovich, was an actor who graduated from the Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts. Sergei later worked as a director at the Sverdvlosk Opera Theatre, and as a child Aleksandr played bit parts at the theatre. Aleksandr attended a theater workshop at the Palace of Culture and parallel to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alla Balter (الله), the Arabic term for "God"
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Alla may refer to: * Ara Gaya, also called Alla (안라), a city-state kingdom in the part of Gaya confederacy, in modern-day Haman County of Korea Music * "Alla" (song) a song by Swedish singer Sofia * Allá, a rock band from Chicago * '' At.Long.Last.A$AP'', an album by American rapper A$AP Rocky People * Alla (female name), a Slavic female given name * Alla (surname), a surname Places *Alla, Bhutan *Alla, California, aka Alla Station or Alla Junction *Alla, Iran, a village in Semnan Province, Iran See also * Alla, the Maltese term for "God" *Allah Allah (; ar, الله, translit=Allāh, ) is the common Arabic word for God. In the English language, the word generally refers to God in Islam. The word is thought to be derived by contraction from '' al- ilāh'', which means "the god", an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Samoilov (actor)
Vladimir Yakovlevich Samoilov (russian: Влади́мир Я́ковлевич Само́йлов; 1924–1999) was a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor. People's Artist of the USSR (1984). Winner of the Stanislavsky State Prize (1972), and two USSR State Prizes (1976, 1986). Selected filmography * 1959 — '' Unrequited Duty'' as Zhgutov * 1960 — '' A Man with a Future'' as Professor Preobrazhensky * 1964 — '' Believe Me, People'' as Anokhin * 1967 — ''Wedding in Malinovka'' as Nazar Duma, Red squadron commander * 1968 — ''Liberation'' as Divisional Commander Gromov * 1971 — '' Shadows at Noon'' as Arkady Arsentevich Klychkov, manufacturer and gold mines * 1972 — ''Investigation Held by ZnaToKi: Dinosaur'' as Sergei Mikheyev, a counterfeiter * 1973 — '' Stepmom'' as Viktor Vikentievich * 1974 — ''Earthly Love'' as Anisimov * 1974 — '' Sokolovo'' as Lieutenant general * 1975 — ''Bonus'' as Batarcev * 1976 — ''The Days of the Turbins'' as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yevgeny Samoylov
Yevgeny Valerianovich Samoilov (russian: Евгений Валерианович Самойлов) (16 April 1912 in St. Petersburg – 17 February 2006 in Moscow) was a Soviet actor who gained prominence in youthful heroic parts and was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1974. He was the father of Tatiana Samoilova. Life Samoilov is not related to the famous Samoilov family that dominated the Maly Theatre in the 19th century. He was educated in Leningrad, starting his career at a local theatre. In 1934 he was noticed by Vsevolod Meyerhold who invited him to join his own troupe in Moscow. Samoilov worked with Meyerhold for four years. He got his most substantial roles in Meyerhold's theatre playing Hernani in Hugo's drama and Chatsky in ''Woe from Wit''. When Meyerhold was arrested and purged in 1938, Samoilov was in the middle of rehearsing for Pushkin's ''Boris Godunov'' (the role of Grigory Otrepyev) and Ostrovsky's ''How the Steel Was Tempered'' (the role of Pavka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Belokurov
Vladimir Vyacheslavovich Belokurov (russian: link=no, Влади́мир Вячесла́вович Белоку́ров; July 8, 1904 – January 28, 1973) was a Soviet and Russian actor and pedagogue. He was a People's Artist of the USSR (1965) and won the Stalin Prize of the second degree. Selected filmography * ''The House of the Dead'' (1932) as Stammering Announcer * ''Dawn of Paris'' (1937) as Prosecutor Rigot * ''Valery Chkalov'' (1941) as Valery Chkalov * ''Sabuhi'' (1941) as Bestujev * ''Military Secret'' (1945) as Peter Weininger, aka Petrov, aka Petronescu * ''The Village Teacher'' (1947) as Bukov - kulak * '' Zhukovsky'' (1950) as Sergey Chaplygin * ''Secret Mission'' (1950) as Bormann * '' Belinsky'' (1953) as Barsukov * ''Silvery Dust'' (1953) as Upton Bruce * ''A Fortress in the Mountains'' (1953) as Morrow * ''The Great Warrior Skanderbeg'' (1953) as King * ''The Boys from Leningrad'' (1954) as Vasiliy Tsvetkov, rezhisyor * ''Mikhaylo Lomonosov'' (1955) as Prok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rostislav Plyatt
Rostislav Yanovich Plyatt (russian: Ростислав Янович Плятт; — 30 June 1989) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor. He was named People's Artist of the USSR in 1961 and awarded the USSR State Prize in 1982. Biography Born in Rostov-on-Don (modern-day Rostov Oblast of Russia) as Rostislav Ivanovich Plyat, the future actor was so obsessed with theatre that he decided to "correct" his name at the passport office to make it more euphonious and memorable. His father, Ivan Iosifovich Plyat, was a lawyer of Polish descent, "although a very russified one". His Ukrainian mother Zinaida Pavlovna Zakamennaya came from Poltava and died eight years later from tuberculosis. Ivan Plyat then moved to Moscow where he married Anna Nikolaevna Volikovskaya who raised Rostislav as her own son. He was baptized in Russian Orthodoxy and only spoke the Russian language.''Rostislav Plyatt (1991)''. Without an Epilogue. — Moscow: Iskusstvo, pp. 7—96 (Memoirs) Plyatt s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faina Ranevskaya
Faina Georgievna Ranevskaya (russian: Фаина Георгиевна Раневская, born Faina Girschevna Feldman, — 19 July 1984), is recognized as one of the greatest Soviet actresses in both tragedy and comedy. She was also famous for her aphorisms. She acted in plays by Anton Chekhov, Aleksandr Ostrovsky, Maxim Gorky, Ivan Krylov, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Leo Tolstoy, and others. Unfortunately, our judgement of her theater performances must come mostly from photos as only her three final performances of ''Make Way for Tomorrow'' by Vina Delmar, ''Truth is Good, but Happiness is Better'' by Aleksandr Ostrovsky, ''The Curious Savage'' by John Patrick were filmed. Faina Ranevskaya is more known to a wide audience as a cinema actress by her performance in such films as ''Pyshka'' ('' Boule de Suif''), ''The Man in a Shell'', ''Mechta'' (''Dream''), ''Vesna'' ('' Springtime''), ''Cinderella'', ''Elephant and String'' and many more. Biography She was born as Faina Feldman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergey Martinson
Sergey Alexandrovich Martinson (russian: Серге́й Александрович Мартинсон; – 2 September 1984) was a Russian eccentric comic actor, the master of pantomime, buffoonery and grotesque. He became People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1964. Sergey Alexandrovich Martinson was born in Saint Petersburg in the family of Swedish and Russian descent. His parents adored theater and took their son to many performances. As a schoolboy, Sergey played in a theatrical studio. After one year of education in the Technological institute, he decided to become a professional actor. At the entrance exams he read Boris Godunov's monologue from Pushkin's play. The exam board roared with laughter, but refused to accept him. He later joined the theatrical institute from a second attempt. Martinson worked in several theaters. In 1924–1941 he played in the Theatre of the Revolution. In 1925–1926, 1929–1933, 1937–1938 he was the leading actor of Vsevolod Meyerhold's theatr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoya Fyodorova
Zoya Alekseyevna Fyodorova (russian: Зоя Алексеевна Федорова; 11 December 1981) was a Russian film star who had an affair with American Navy captain Jackson Tate in 1945 and bore a child, Victoria Fyodorova in January 1946. Having rejected the advances of NKVD police head Lavrentiy Beria, the affair was exposed resulting, initially, in a death sentence later reprieved to work camp imprisonment in Siberia; she was released after eight years. She was murdered in her Moscow apartment in 1981. Career Fyodorova was a well-known Russian film star starting in the 1930s, and some of the movies she appeared in were also seen in the United States, including '' Girl Friends'' in 1936. During her imprisonment she continued to perform in the Gulag theatres. The year before Fyodorova was murdered, she appeared in ''Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears'', which won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1980. Reunion University of Connecticut professor Irene Kir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
