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Pyotr Shcherbakov
Pyotr Ivanovich Shcherbakov (russian: Пётр Ива́нович Щербако́в; 21 July 1929 – March 16, 1992) was a Soviet film and theater actor. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1980). Member of the CPSU since 1955. Biography Born July 21, 1929, in the village of Pozdnyakovo (now Kaluga Oblast). After World War II, the family moved to Moscow. In Theatre Institute Pyotr Shcherbakov was quite by accident. Since that year in GITIS was set only at the Directing Department, Pyotr took directly to the second year of the institute, which he graduated in 1955. At the same time he had while studying to pass exams in the subjects of the first course. Pyotr served in the Theatre Group of Soviet Forces in Germany (1953-1956), Sovremennik Theatre (1958-1985), Moscow Art Theatre (1985-1991). He made his debut in cinema in 1956. Actor glorified image Slavka Ufimtsev in the film by Yuri Yegorov ''Volunteers'' (1958). Death He died March 16, 1992. He was buried at the Vagankovo C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaluga Governorate
Kaluga Governorate (1796–1929) was a List of governorates of the Russian Empire, governorate of the Russian Empire and the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR. Its capital was Kaluga. Administrative division Kaluga Governorate consisted of the following uyezds (administrative centres in parentheses): * Borovsky Uyezd (Borovsk) * Zhizdrinsky Uyezd (Zhizdra) * Kaluzhsky Uyezd (Kaluga) * Kozelsky Uyezd (Kozelsk) * Likhvinsky Uyezd (Chekalin, Likhvin) * Maloyaroslavetsky Uyezd (Maloyaroslavets) * Medynsky Uyezd (Medyn) * Meshchovsky Uyezd (Meshchovsk) * Mosalsky Uyezd (Mosalsk) * Peremyshlsky Uyezd (Peremyshl, Russia, Peremyshl) * Tarussky Uyezd (Tarusa) Demographics At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Kaluga Governorate had a population of 1,132,843. Of these, 99.4% spoke Russian language, Russian, 0.2% Polish language, Polish, 0.1% Yiddish, 0.1% Ukrainian language, Ukrainian, 0.1% Belarusian language, Belarusian and 0.1% German language, Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chronicles Of A Dive Bomber
''Chronicles of a Dive Bomber'' (russian: Хроника пикирующего бомбардировщика, Khronika pikiruyuschego bombardirovschika) is a 1967 Soviet war film directed by Naum Birman based on the novel of the same name by Vladimir Kunin about the everyday life of frontline aviation during the Great Patriotic War. Plot The Great Patriotic War is taking place but it is quiet at the front airfield of the bombers — there is fog, therefore the planes are stationary. The command poses the task of finding and photographing an enemy airfield on which Focke-Wulf fighters are based. The crew of a young but experienced junior lieutenant Chervonenko flies to the task. Before flying out he learns from the report of the Soviet Information Bureau that his native town of Pinsk has been liberated. Enterprising and inventive shooter-radio operator Zhenya Sobolevsky (Oleg Dahl) from the crew of Arkhiptsev (Gennady Saifulin) from the military trade shop brings raspberry syru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winter Evening In Gagra
Winter Evening in Gagra (russian: Зимний вечер в Гаграх, Zimniy vecher v Gagrakh) is a 1985 musical film directed by Karen Shakhnazarov. Plot Rapid rhythm and playful virtuoso improvisation - that's what tap dance is. The protagonist of the film who once was a famous tap dancer, an idol of the public, lives today modestly and discreetly. He is a dance tutor for pop groups where the other stars shine. And suddenly everything changes: the old artist suddenly remembers his youth. A somewhat strange encounter with a young man who comes with a broken leg affects him; the man asks to be taught the tap dance beat. A man with a gimp leg named Arkady Grachev approaches Aleksey one day pleading with him to teach him how to tap dance. Arkady pays Aleksey five rubles and schedules an appointment to learn how to dance. The lesson goes terribly wrong and Aleksey refuses to teach Arkady how to dance. Then drama arises when Aleksey is on the set of a production and he sees th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crazy Day Of Engineer Barkasov
Crazy Day of Engineer Barkasov (russian: Безумный день инженера Баркасова, Bezumnyy den inzhenera Barkasova) is a 1983 Soviet comedy feature film, directed by Nikolai Lyrchikov, loosely based on the play ''Canvas Bag'' and the stories of Mikhail Zoshchenko. The film was produced by the Gorky Film Studio and commissioned by the Television in the Soviet Union. Cast *Vasily Bochkarev as Alexey Gavrilovic Barkasov *Natalya Sayko as Zoya Barkasova * Yevgeniya Khanayeva as Alisa Yuryevna, Barkasov's mother-in-law * Valentina Telichkina as nanny * Mikhail Kononov as Ivan Tyatin * Olga Ostroumova as Sonya, secretary * Igor Dmitriev as Yuri Krutetskiy * Andrey Martynov as Slonyaev, poet * Pyotr Shcherbakov as Abramotkin * Valentina Talyzina as Kobylina * Vyacheslav Nevinny as Kobylin * Georgy Millyar Georgy Frantsevich Millyar, sometimes spelled Milliar (russian: Георгий Францевич Милляр; 7 November 1903 in Moscow – 4 June 1993 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Are From Jazz
''We Are from Jazz'' (russian: Мы из джаза, My iz dzhaza) is a 1983 Soviet comedy musical film by Karen Shahnazarov. Plot A student is expelled from music school because he loves jazz, and jazz at that time (the film depicts the 1920s) is the kind of music that represents American capitalism. He hires two street musicians to form a band, and goes from one city to another trying to gain fame. Cast * Igor Sklyar as Konstantin Ivanov * Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyorny as Stepan Arkadyevich Grushko * Nikolai Averyushkin as Georgy (Jora) Ryabov * Pyotr Shcherbakov as Ivan Ivanovich Bavurin * Yelena Tsyplakova as Katya Bobrova (aka Isabella Fox) * Yevgeniy Yevstigneyev as Papa, pickpocket and jazz lover * Leonid Kuravlyov as Samsonov, head of the Association of proletarian musicians * Borislav Brondukov as fake of Captain Kolbasyev * Larisa Dolina as Clementine Fernandez, Cuban singer * Yuri Vasilyev as Orlov, jazz band leader * Alexander Pyatkov as Yaryshkin, waiter Inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tears Were Falling
Tears Were Falling (russian: Слёзы капали, Slyozy kapali) is a 1982 Soviet fantasy film directed by Georgiy Daneliya. The plot can be viewed as a modern interpretation of the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen ''The Snow Queen''. It was the last film role of actor Boris Andreyev. Plot The plot of the story is the same as in the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. An evil troll creates a magic mirror that reflects and exaggerates everything bad and evil. The mirror shatters, and one of its millions of fragments falls into the eyes Pavel Ivanovich Vasin, a resident of the small town of Zarechensk. Ordinarily a balanced person, respectable family man, and helpful neighbor and colleague, Vasin changes beyond recognition. He sees only the worst in his friends and relatives and no redeeming traits. Vasin kicks his son out of the household, quarrels with his wife, hurls verbal abuse at his colleagues at work, and even goes so far as to attempt suicide. Cast * Yevg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Old New Year
The Old New Year (russian: Cтаpый Нoвый гoд, Stariy Noviy god) is a 1981 Soviet comedy film directed by Naum Ardashnikov and Oleg Yefremov. After the successful staging at the Moscow Art Theatre (directed by Oleg Yefremov), based on Mikhail Roshchin's play of the same name, it was filmed at Mosfilm with almost the same set of actors.«Старый Новый год» / Вечерняя Москва, 28.06.1973 It is considered to be one of the most significant works by Naum Ardashnikov.Оператор режиссёрского масшта ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Garage (1980 Film)
''The Garage'' (russian: link=no, italic=yes, Гараж) is a Soviet 1979 comedy film directed by Eldar Ryazanov, based on a screenplay by Emil Braginsky. Plot summary A cooperative has been planning to build a new parking garage with assigned spots for its members. The process was painfully slow and bureaucratic, but at long last, it appeared that the plans had been finalized. However, the plans are thrown into disarray when the size of the garage must be reduced to make way for a new highway, and there won't be parking space for all the long-suffering members. The cooperative holds a special meeting to decide who will lose their spots. In fact, the decision was actually made by the cooperative's board before the meeting, and some members of the cooperative object to this unfair process. Their objections are ignored until, in desperation, a disgruntled member secretly locks the door to the meeting room and hides the key so that the meeting cannot end until a fair decision is made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Investigation Held By ZnaToKi
''Investigation Led by ZnaToKi'', or ''Investigation Led by Experts'' (russian: Следствие ведут ЗнаТоКи, Transliteration, translit. ''Sledstvie vedut ZnaToKi'') was a popular 1971-1989 Soviet Union, Soviet detective TV-series with two Russian series (2002 and 2003). Total episodes released - 24. Main characters - investigator Pavel Znamenski, detective Alexandr Tomin and laboratory analyst Zinaida Kibrit were acting together under a group name ''ZnaToKi'' (translated as "Experts"). Song by Mark Minkov based on the lyrics ''Invisible Battle'' (Nezrimiy Boi - ''Our mission is both dangerous and difficult, and most invisible at first glance...'') by Anatoly Gorokhov features in almost all series. It became an unofficial hymn of the Soviet Militia. Original Cast Members * Georgy Martyniuk as Pavel Znamenski, Senior investigator * Leonid Kanevsky as Aleksandr Tomin, Senior Inspector-detective * Elza Lezhdey as Zinaida Kibrit, laboratory analyst * Lidia Velezhe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Office Romance
''Office Romance'' (russian: links=no, italic=yes, Служебный роман, Sluzhebny roman) is a 1977 Soviet comedy film directed by Eldar Ryazanov. The film's plot is based on the stageplay ''Co-workers'' (') written by Ryazanov and Emil Braginsky, and tells the story of Ludmila Kalugina, head of a statistical bureau, and her subordinate, economist Anatoly Novoseltsev, who come from mutual aversion to love. Filmed at Mosfilm in 1976 and released in 1977, ''Office Romance'' was a box office success, the leader of Soviet film distribution in 1978 and still enjoys wide popularity in the former Soviet republics. Both romantic drama and screwball comedy, the film is noted for its scenes of Moscow in the late 1970s, and for its comical depiction of the everyday life and customs of Soviet society during the Era of Stagnation. Plot In Moscow in 1976, Anatoly Yefremovich Novoseltsev, a clumsy but goodhearted single father of two sons, works at a statistical bureau. The bureau is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Days Of The Turbins (1976 Film)
''The Days of the Turbins'' (russian: Дни Турбиных, Dni Turbinykh) is a 1976 Soviet three-part television drama film directed by Vladimir Basov, based on the eponymous play by Mikhail Bulgakov (the author's adaptation of his novel The White Guard for stage). Plot The film tells about the intelligentsia and the revolution in Russia, about the life of the family of Turbin officers during the Russian Civil War. Kiev. Winter of 1918-1919. The power in the city passes from the Hetman to the Directorate of Ukraine, then from Petliura to the Bolsheviks. Turbins and their acquaintances have to make their choice. Colonel Alexei Turbin and his brother Nicholas remain loyal to the White Movement and bravely defend it, without worrying about their lives. Elena's (née Turbin) husband, Vladimir Talberg flees shamefully from the city with the retreating German troops. In this troubled time, the family and close friends gather and celebrate the New Year. A strange and slightly ridic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big School-Break
''Big School-Break'' (or ''Big Break'' translit. ''Bolshaya Peremena'', russian: Большая перемена) is a Soviet 1972 TV miniseries in 4 episodes. It was known in the US as ''The Long Recess'', and it is loosely based on Georgy Sadovnikov's novel ''Walk towards people'' (Иду к людям). Plot summary Nestor Petrovich Severov, a student preparing to start his PhD in Russian history, has his ego bruised by his girl-friend, who beats him on their entrance exam. He starts working at a night school, having had his spot at a graduate program taken away by the young woman. He soon finds out that teaching adults can be very hard, especially when they aren't willing to learn. Cast * Mikhail Kononov as ''Nestor Petrovich Severov, the history teacher'' * Yevgeny Leonov as ''Stepan Lednyov'' * Rolan Bykov as ''Alexander Petrykin'' * Aleksandr Zbruyev as ''Grigory Ganzha'' * Svetlana Kryuchkova as ''Nelli'' * Yanis Yakobson as ''Nelli neighbor's party'' * Yuriy K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
