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Nikolai Yeremenko Jr.
Nikolai Nikolaevich Yeremenko Jr. ( be, Мікалай Мікалаевіч Яроменка (малодшы), (russian: Никола́й Никола́евич Ерёменко-мла́дший; 14 February 1949 — 27 May 2001) was a Soviet and Russian theater and film actor, film director of Belarusian origin. He was awarded People's Artist of Russia in 1994. Biography Nikolai was born in Vitebsk, in the family of People's Artist of the USSR Nikolai Yeremenko Sr. (1926—2000) and People's Artist of the BSSR Galina Orlova (1928—2021). In 1967, he entered the VGIK (workshop of Sergey Gerasimov and Tamara Makarova), graduated in 1971 and in the same year was admitted to the troupe of the National Film Actors' Theatre; since 1976 an actor of the Gorky Film Studio. In cinema, Nikolai Yeremenko made his debut in 1969 acting in the film '' By the Lake'' by Gerasimov. According to the results of the annual poll of viewers in the magazine '' Soviet Screen,'' Nikolai was recognized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitebsk
Vitebsk or Viciebsk (russian: Витебск, ; be, Ві́цебск, ; , ''Vitebsk'', lt, Vitebskas, pl, Witebsk), is a city in Belarus. The capital of the Vitebsk Region, it has 366,299 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-largest city. It is served by Vitebsk Vostochny Airport and Vitebsk Air Base. History Before 1945 Vitebsk developed from a river harbor where the Vićba River (Віцьба, from which it derives its name) flows into the larger Daugava River, Western Dvina, which is spanned in the city by the Kirov Bridge. Archaeological research indicates that Baltic tribes had settlements at the mouth of Vitba. In the 9th century, Slavic settlements of the tribal union of the Krivichs replaced them. According to the ''Chronicle of Michael Brigandine'' (1760), Princess Olga of Kiev founded Vitebsk (also recorded as Dbesk, Vidbesk, Videbsk, Vitepesk, or Vicibesk) in 974. Other versions give 947 or 914. Academician Boris Rybakov and historian Leonid Alekseyev ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Screen
''Soviet Screen'' (russian: link=no, Советский Экран, Sovetsky Ekran) was an illustrated magazine published in the USSR 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 nationa ... with varying frequency from 1925 to 1998 (with a break from 1941–1957Fifty years from the date of the first issue of Soviet Screen — 1975. — P. 18-19.) The magazine covered domestic and foreign news silver screen, the history of cinema, published critical articles, published creative portraits of actors and film art figures. Annually, there are also readers polls, the results of which were called '' Best Film of the Year, Best Actor of the Year, Best Actress of the Year, Best Film for Children of the Year and Best Music Film of the Year''. In January–March 1925 the magazine was publis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Goldenweiser (composer)
Alexander Borisovich Goldenweiser (or ''Goldenveyzer''; russian: Алекса́ндр Бори́сович Гольденве́йзер; 26 November 1961), was a Soviet and Russian pianist, teacher and composer. Goldenweiser was born in Kishinev, Bessarabia, Russia. In 1889 he was admitted to the Moscow Conservatory in the class of Alexander Siloti (also Ziloti). He graduated from the Moscow Conservatory in 1895 in the piano class of Pavel Pabst (previously with A.I.Siloti), winning the Gold Medal for Piano, in 1897 – in the composition class of Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov. He also studied composition with Anton Arensky and counterpoint with Sergei Taneyev (1892–1893). He joined the faculty of the Conservatory shortly afterward, and during his tenure there, his pupils included Grigory Ginzburg, Lazar Berman, Samuil Feinberg, Rosa Tamarkina, Dmitry Kabalevsky, Galina Eguiazarova, Nikolai Kapustin, Alexander Braginsky, Sulamita Aronovsky, Tatiana Nikolayeva, Dmitry Paperno, N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lev Tolstoy (film)
''Lev Tolstoy'' (russian: Лев Толстой) is a 1984 Soviet drama film directed by Sergey Gerasimov. Plot The film tells about the life and death of the great Russian writer Lev Tolstoy. Cast * Sergey Gerasimov as Lev Tolstoy * Tamara Makarova as Sophia Tolstaya * Borivoj Navrátil as Dushan Petrovich Makovitsky * Aleksey Petrenko as Vladimir Chertkov * Marina Ustimenko as Tatiana Sukhotina-Tolstaya * Yekaterina Vasilyeva as Alexandra Tolstaya * Yan Yanakiyev as Sergei Tolstoy * Viktor Proskurin as Andrei Lvovich * Nikolai Yeremenko Jr. as Alexander Goldenweiser * Aleksey Shmarinov as Sergiyenko * Vyacheslav Nevinny as Miklekseich * Vladimir Kashpur as Tolstoy's companion on the train * František Desset as Nikitin * Lyudmila Zaytseva Lyudmila Vasilyevna Zaytseva (russian: Людмила Васильевна Зайцева; born 21 July 1946) is a Soviet and Russian film actress, People's Artist of the RSFSR (1989) and laureate of the State Prize of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Glenarvan
Lord Glenarvan is a fictional character that appears in Jules Verne's 1868 novel ''In Search of the Castaways'' and then briefly appears in ''The Mysterious Island'' (1875). He is a wealthy Scottish noble married to Lady Glenarvan. Fictional appearances Lord Glenarvan owns a yacht called the ''Duncan'', which he uses to help find Captain Grant of the ''Britannia'', who is being sought by his children Robert and Mary. After many travels and misfortunes he and his crew eventually finds the captain in the conclusion of ''In Search of the Castaways''. In ''The Mysterious Island'', Lord Glenarvan uses the ''Duncan'' to save castaways and the repentant criminal Tom Ayrton on the fictional Lincoln Island. In ''Among the Cannibals'', Lord Glenarvan threatens to kill his wife to prevent her from being taken captive by a group of Maori. Moffat interprets this scene as an example of the "European fear" of "the contamination and despoliation of pure and virtuous European women". Receptio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Search For Captain Grant
''In Search for Captain Grant'' (russian: В поисках капитана Гранта, bg, По следите на капитан Грант) is a 1986 Soviet 7 episodes television miniseries adaptation of Jules Verne's 1868 novel ''In Search of the Castaways'' directed by Stanislav Govorukhin. It was shot on the Odessa Film Studio and Bulgarian Boyana Film in 1985. Plot The film consists of two subplots. The first tells about the life of the writer Jules Verne and the history of creation and publication of the novel ''In Search of the Castaways''. The second actually narrates the novel. Lord and Lady Glenarvan found in the sea a bottle with a letter from Captain Grant, whose ship was wrecked. After the refusal of the British government to conduct searches, The Glenarvans decide to find captain Grant themselves with Grant's children Mary and Robert. Cast * Vladimir Smirnov as Jules Verne * Marina Vlady as Marko Vovchok * Lembit Ulfsak as Jacques Paganel * Nikolai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copper Angel
''Copper Angel'' (russian: Медный ангел, Medny angel) is a 1984 Soviet action film directed by Veniamyn Dorman and starring Anatoly Kuznetsov, Leonid Kuravlyov and Aleksandr Filippenko. Plot The international geological expedition headed by Soviet engineer Kurmaev (Anatoly Kuznetsov), is doing research with the purpose of construction of hydroelectric power station in a remote mountain area of a Latin American country. Hotel ''Copper Angel'' forms the base of the expedition, a refuge for the brothers Valdes gang who are selling illegal drugs and a target for the reactionary organization. Cast * Anatoly Kuznetsov as ''Kurmayev'' * Irina Shevchuk as ''Marina Gromova, geologist'' * Valentin Smirnitsky as ''Vladislav'' * Leonid Yarmolnik as ''Maurice Barro'' * Leonid Kuravlyov as ''Larsen'' * Aleksandr Filippenko as ''Santiliano'' * Archil Gomiashvili as ''Antonio Valdéz'' * Nikolai Yeremenko Jr. as ''Sebastien Valdez'' * Alim Kouliev as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
At The Beginning Of Glorious Days
''At the Beginning of Glorious Days'' (russian: В начале славных дел, V nachale slavnykh del) is the second part of a two-part film that started with The Youth of Peter the Great. Both parts were released in the Soviet Union in 1980 and are based on a novel, ''Peter I'', written by Aleksey Tolstoy. The film was directed by Russian director Sergey Gerasimov. The movie is considered to be a classic of Russian historical cinema. Synopsis In late 17th-century Russia, Czar Peter the Great orders an attack on Turkey, which refuses to pay taxes to the Russian government. The Russian military is equipped with outdated technology, and they suffer their first defeat. After the defeat the czar orders the building of a fleet, and sends many educated men to study in Germany, France, and Holland. Russian victory over Turkey will not only force the Turks to pay taxes, but also make the Sea of Azov accessible to the Russians. Cast * Dmitri Zolotukhin — '' Peter the Great'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandr Danilovich Menshikov
Prince Aleksander Danilovich Menshikov (russian: Алекса́ндр Дани́лович Ме́ншиков, tr. ; – ) was a Russian statesman, whose official titles included Generalissimo, Prince of the Russian Empire and Duke of Izhora (Duke of Ingria), Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, Duke of Cosel. A highly appreciated associate and friend of Tsar Peter the Great, he was the ''de facto'' ruler of Russia for two years. Early life Menshikov was born on in Moscow. Historian Paul Bushkovitch argues that Menshikov was not an aristocrat and was most likely descended from servants of the palace stables, who among others made up the first soldiers of Peter's 'toy armies.' As the legend (dating from around 1710) goes, he was making a living on the streets of Moscow as a vendor of stuffed buns known as pirozhki at the age of twenty. His fine appearance and witty character caught the attention of Franz Lefort, Peter's first favourite, who took him into his service and finally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Youth Of Peter The Great
''The Youth of Peter the Great'' (russian: Юность Петра, Yunost Petra) is a first part of a two-part film, which was based on a novel Peter I, written by Aleksey Tolstoy. The film was directed by a famous Russian director Sergey Gerasimov. The movie is considered to be a classic of Russian historical cinema. Plot The film begins with two merchants, Ivan Brovkin and Gypsy discussing the current rumor about the death of the former czar, and no heir on a throne yet, while sitting in a horse-drawn sleigh. Meantime the Streltsy are revolting against czarevna Sophia, and wanting Natalya Naryshkina to be in charge of a nation instead. One day 17-year-old Peter gone missing, but it turned out that he actually went to German Sloboda to spend time with Franz, one of the German officers, who invited him over to show the hand-made music box that he had made. In the house he was introduced to Anna Montz, whom he met on a lake playing her mandolin in a boat, and with whom he alr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tavern On Pyatnitskaya
''The Tavern on Pyatnitskaya'' (russian: Трактир на Пятницкой, Traktir na Pyatnitskoy) is a 1978 Soviet crime film. The picture is a screen adaptation of the eponymous novel by Nikolai Leonov. The film became was one of the leading pictures at the 1978 USSR box-office (5th place), it was seen by 54.1 million viewers. Plot The film is set in the 1920s, the era of the NEP. The best manpower of the Moscow Criminal Investigations Department (MUR) is involved in an operation to dismantle a gang of repeat offenders led by Igor Rybin, nicknamed as "The Grey", who are based in the tavern on Pyatnitskaya. The bandits commit break-ins, robbery and murder. One of their victims becomes the old Bolshevik Alexander Falin, who helps the police. Employee of MUR, Nikolai Panin (Victor Perevalov) goes undercover into the gang, gets hired as a waiter (introducing himself to the mistress as her lost half-brother), he is now "The Red". But then the unexpected happens - from the cam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
31 June
31 June (russian: link=no, 31 июня, 31 iyunya) is a two-part fantasy TV musical, loosely based on a story by J. B. Priestley. The film premiered in the USSR in 1978. The film was conceived and developed by Leonid Kvinikhidze and Aleksandr Zatsepin. It was archived for over ten years after its premiere, because Alexander Godunov, a famous ballet dancer in the Bolshoi Theatre and one of the film's leads, requested political asylum in the United States. Plot The film takes place simultaneously in 12th and 21st centuries in England, on the fictional date of "31st of June, lunar day". Meliot, king of Peradore, is looking for a husband for his daughter, princess Melicent, but she keeps rejecting all her suiters. An evil warlock, Malgrim, tries to bribe Melicent with a future suiter in exchange for Merlin's magical brooch, which can only be effective when passed on as a gift. Meanwhile, sometime on the thirtieth of June in the early twenty-first century, Sam Penty (said suiter) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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