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Vasily Surikov (film)
''Vasily Surikov'' (russian: Василий Суриков) is a 1959 Soviet drama film directed by Anatoli Rybakov. Plot The film is a biographical drama about the life and work of the great Russian painter Vasily Surikov. Cast * Yevgeni Lazarev as Vasily Ivanovich Surikov * Larisa Kadochnikova as Yelizaveta Avgustovna Surikova * Leonid Gallis as Avgust Share, Lilya's father * Gennady Yudin as Aleksei Alekseyevich Lunyov * Georgy Vitsin as Ilya Yefimovich Repin * Ivan Kudryavtsev as Ivan Nikolayevich Kramskoi * Anatoly Fedorinov as Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov * Vladimir Belokurov as Pyotr Kuznetsov * Nikolai Sergeyev as black-bearded man * Vladimir Kashpur as yurodivy * Yevgeny Morgunov Yevgeny Alexandrovich Morgunov (russian: Евге́ний Алекса́ндрович Моргуно́в; April 27, 1927 – June 25, 1999) was a Soviet and Russian actor, film director, and script writer, Merited Artist of Russian SFSR (1978 ... as snow town commandant Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Kramskoi
Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoi (russian: Ива́н Никола́евич Крамско́й; June 8 (O.S. May 27), 1837, Ostrogozhsk – April 6 (O.S. March 24), 1887, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian painter and art critic. He was an intellectual leader of the art movement known as the Wanderers between 1860–1880. Life Kramskoi came from an impoverished petit-bourgeois family. From 1857 to 1863 he studied at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts; he reacted against academic art and was an initiator of the "Revolt of the Fourteen" which ended with the expulsion from the Academy of a group of its graduates, who organized the ''Artel of Artists'' (""). Influenced by the ideas of the Russian revolutionary democrats, Kramskoi asserted the high public duty of the artist, principles of realism, and the moral substance and nationality of art. He became one of the main founders and ideologists of the Company of Itinerant Art Exhibitions (or Peredvizhniki). In 1863–1868 he taught at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950s Russian-language Films
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establish his he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 Films
The year 1959 in film involved some significant events, with '' Ben-Hur'' winning a record 11 Academy Awards. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1959 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 23 – Republic Pictures releases its last production, ''Plunderers of Painted Flats''. *January 29 – Walt Disney's ''Sleeping Beauty'' premieres, their most expensive film to date and the first animated film to be shot in Super Technirama 70. It initially ends up losing money for the studio due to its high production costs. However, it would eventually gain a cult following and is now considered one of Disney's great classics. *April 30 – François Truffaut's ''The 400 Blows'' opens the 1959 Cannes Film Festival bringing international attention to the French New Wave. * June 4 – The Three Stooges release their 190th and last short film, ''Sappy Bull Fighters''. * June 7 – A contract between Paramount and Jerry Lewis Productions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yevgeny Morgunov
Yevgeny Alexandrovich Morgunov (russian: Евге́ний Алекса́ндрович Моргуно́в; April 27, 1927 – June 25, 1999) was a Soviet and Russian actor, film director, and script writer, Merited Artist of Russian SFSR (1978). Early life He started out as a worker in a Moscow factory, but - "a little naive and obsessed with becoming an actor" - he wrote a letter to Joseph Stalin about his dream. Morgunov reportedly received a reply from Stalin that said that a place was allocated for him in the acting class at the State Institute of Cinematography. Morgunov launched his film career while still a student. Career Yevgeny Morgunov was one of Russia's leading comic actors.''Soviet-Era Comic Screen Legend Dies.'' Valeria Korchagina. The Moscow Times. No. 1738. June 29, 1999. "Plump and bald," Morgunov often "represented a traditional character of Soviet satire - Byvaly, or Experienced, a slightly dull, strong-built drunk whose attempts to commit petty crimes alw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Kashpur
Vladimir Terentyevich Kashpur (; October 26, 1926 – October 17, 2009) was a Russian and Soviet actor. A native of Severka, Altai Krai, Kashpur appeared in '' Ballad of a Soldier'' and about 115 other films, with roles ranging from Vladimir Lenin to Baba Yaga. Kashpur was also active in the Moscow Art Theatre. Selected filmography * '' Ballad of a Soldier'' (1959) * ''Time, Forward!'' (1965) * ''No Path Through Fire'' (1968) * ''Liberation'' (1970) * '' Commander of the Happy "Pike"'' (1972) * ''Planet Parade'' (1984) * ''Lev Tolstoy'' (1984) * ''New Adventures of a Yankee in King Arthur's Court'' (1988) * ''Cold Summer of 1953'' (1988) * ''Taxi Blues'' (1990) * ''Don't Play the Fool'' (1997) * ''Composition for Victory Day'' (1998) * '' The Wedding'' (2000) * '' Bastards'' (2006) Awards * Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1976) * People's Artist of the RSFSR (1986) * State Prize of the Russian Federation The State Prize of the Russian Federation, officially translated in Rus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolai Sergeyev (actor)
Nikolai Vasilyevich Sergeyev (; December 3, 1894 – January 8, 1988) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1970). Biography He was born in Ozyorki village, Shchigrovsky Uyezd into a noble family. He graduated from the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts in 1925, and performed in the Red Army Theatre from 1936 to 1959. He died in Moscow, and was buried in the Vagankovo Cemetery. Filmography * ''A Big Family'' (1954) – Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Basmanov * ''The Road'' (1955) – Pavel Petrovich Falkovsky * '' Other People's Relatives'' (1955) – Silanty Petrovich Ryashkin * ''Sasha Enters Life'' (1956) – Ignat Yegorovich Gmyzin * '' Hard Happiness'' (1958) – Ovsei Yermolin the village headman * '' Fathers and Sons'' (1958) – Vasily Ivanovich Bazarov * ''Vasily Surikov'' (1959) – black-bearded man * '' A Snow Fairy Tale'' (1959) – Petushkov the Time Master * '' Five Days, Five Nights'' (1960) – Igor Vladimirovich Shagin * ... [...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] |
Pavel Tretyakov
Pavel Mikhaylovich Tretyakov (russian: Па́вел Миха́йлович Третьяко́в; 27 December 1832 – 16 December 1898) was a Russian businessman, patron of art, collector, and philanthropist who gave his name to the Tretyakov Gallery and Tretyakov Drive in Moscow. His brother Sergei Tretyakov was also a famous patron of art and a philanthropist. Childhood Together with other Moscow businessmen he acted as the founder of the Moscow merchant bank (becoming one of its heads), the Moscow commercial and industrial company, some other large firms. He amassed a considerable fortune (4.4 million rubles), consisting of real estate (5 houses in Moscow), securities, money and bills. Collecting art Tretyakov started to collect art in 1854 at the age of 22; his first purchase was 10 canvases by Old Dutch masters. He laid down for himself the aim of creating a Russian National Gallery. In his collection Tretyakov included the most valuable and remarkable products, first of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Kudryavtsev
Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgarian tsar Ivan Vladislav. It is very popular in Russia, Ukraine, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Belarus, North Macedonia, and Montenegro and has also become more popular in Romance-speaking countries since the 20th century. Etymology Ivan is the common Slavic Latin spelling, while Cyrillic spelling is two-fold: in Bulgarian, Russian, Macedonian, Serbian and Montenegrin it is Иван, while in Belarusian and Ukrainian it is Іван. The Old Church Slavonic (or Old Cyrillic) spelling is . It is the Slavic relative of the Latin name , corresponding to English ''John''. This Slavic version of the name originates from New Testament Greek (''Iōánnēs'') rather than from the Latin . The Greek name is in turn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil Braginsky
Emil (Emmanuel) Veniaminovich Braginsky (russian: link=no, Эми́ль (Эммануэль) Вениами́нович Браги́нский, 19 November 1921 – 26 May 1998) was a Soviet/Russian screenwriter and an Honored Art Worker of the RSFSR (1976) and Winner of USSR State Prize (1977). He appeared as an actor in the 1995 TV film ''Vorovka''. Biography Braginsky was born in Moscow on 19 November 1921. In 1953 he graduated from Kutafin Moscow State Law University As a scriptwriter, he made his debut in the 1955 film ''Squared 45''. From 1963 onward, Braginsky worked in a creative collaboration with Eldar Ryazanov. Their first joint work was the 1966 comedy film Beware of the Car. Filmography *'' Squared 45'' (1956) *''Vasily Surikov'' (1959) *''Absolutely Seriously'' (1961) (segment ''Istoriya s pirozhkami'') *''Beware of the Car'' (1966) *'' Malenkiy beglets'' (1966) *'' When Rain And Wind Knock At The Window'' (1968) *'' Zigzag udachi'' (1968) *'' Stariki-razboyniki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilya Repin
Ilya Yefimovich Repin (russian: Илья Ефимович Репин, translit=Il'ya Yefimovich Repin, p=ˈrʲepʲɪn); fi, Ilja Jefimovitš Repin ( – 29 September 1930) was a Russian painter, born in what is now Ukraine. He became one of the most renowned artists in Russia during the 19th century. His major works include ''Barge Haulers on the Volga'' (1873), '' Religious Procession in Kursk Province'' (1880–1883), ''Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan'' (1885); and ''Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks'' (1880–1891). He is also known for the revealing portraits he made of the leading literary and artistic figures of his time, including Mikhail Glinka, Modest Mussorgsky, Pavel Tretyakov and especially Leo Tolstoy, with whom he had a long friendship. Repin was born in Chuguyev, in Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire. His father had served in an Uhlan Regiment in the Russian army, and then sold horses. Repin began painting icons at age sixteen. He failed at his first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
