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Vera Maretskaya
Vera Petrovna Maretskaya ( Russian: Вера Петровна Марецкая) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actress. People's Artist of the USSR (1949) and Hero of Socialist Labour (1976). Early years Vera Petrovna Maretskaya was born in Barvikha, a suburb of Moscow. She helped her father Pyotr, who was a candy bar vendor at Moscow Circus. Maretskaya was auditioned by Yevgeny Vakhtangov and studied at Vakhtangov Theatre School, from which she graduated as an actress in 1924. That same year she became permanent member of Theatre-Studio led by Yuri Zavadsky. She soon married him, and they had one son. They remained lifelong friends and stage partners, even after the end of their brief marriage. Life and career In 1925, Maretskaya made her film debut in ''The Tailor from Torzhok''. She played roles in fifteen silent films. In 1937 Maretskaya suffered from political execution of her two brothers, journalists Dmitri and Gregori, who were the followers of opposition polit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barvikha
Barvikha (russian: Барви́ха) is a village in Odintsovsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is the site of the Barvikha Sanatorium, the health resort of the President of Russia. During the Soviet era, Barvikha was known as the site of the most desirable state dachas for government officials and leading intellectuals. Since the late 1990s many of Russia's wealthiest individuals have built private luxury dachas in Barvikha. The village lies in an area nicknamed "Rublyovka", known as the most expensive area in Russia. Geography The village lies on the Rublyovo-Uspenskoye road leading to the west from Moscow, just outside the Moscow Ring Road and the boundaries of the city of Moscow. There is a Barvikha rail station on a spur of the Belarus direction of the Moscow Railway, first opened at the current site in 1927. Barvikha is surrounded by a zone of pine forest nature preserve on the south bank of the Moscow River. History Two villages, Lutskaya () and Shulgina () exist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USSR State Prize
The USSR State Prize (russian: links=no, Государственная премия СССР, Gosudarstvennaya premiya SSSR) was the Soviet Union's state honor. It was established on 9 September 1966. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the prize was followed up by the State Prize of the Russian Federation. The State Stalin Prize ( Государственная Сталинская премия, ''Gosudarstvennaya Stalinskaya premiya''), usually called the Stalin Prize, existed from 1941 to 1954, although some sources give a termination date of 1952. It essentially played the same role; therefore upon the establishment of the USSR State Prize, the diplomas and badges of the recipients of Stalin Prize were changed to that of USSR State Prize. In 1944 and 1945, the last two years of the Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She Defends The Motherland
She Defends the Motherland, (russian: Она защищает Родину) is a 1943 Soviet drama film starring Vera Maretskaya and directed by Fridrikh Ermler. It was distributed in the United States by Artkino Pictures as No Greater Love, also in 1943, with a dubbed-English soundtrack. Plot Praskovya Lukyanova, a rural villager in the USSR, first loses her husband in battle at the outbreak of WWII, and then her only, small son, who is run over deliberately by a Nazi tank driven by a soldier wearing an eyepatch, as the Germans take over the village. Thus convicted of the need to fight back, she organizes her fellow villagers in the forest, where they have taken refuge, into a guerilla unit which first thwarts, then overcomes, the fascist invaders. Starring * Vera Maretskaya as Praskovya Lukyanova * Nikolay Bogolyubov as Ivan Lukyanov (as N. Bogolyubov) * Lidiya Smirnova as Fenya (as L. Smirnova) * Pyotr Aleynikov as Senya (as P. Alenikov) * Ivan Pelttser Ivan () is a S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotovsky (film)
Kotovsky, (russian: Котовский) is a 1942 Soviet biopic propaganda film directed by Aleksandr Faintsimmer. Plot The film tells about Grigory Kotovsky, a famous participant in the Civil War, who several times managed to escape from prison and never lost on the battlefield. Starring * Nikolai Mordvinov as Kotovsky (as N. Mordvinov) * Vasili Vanin as Kharitonov (as V. Vanin) * Nikolay Kryuchkov as Kabanyuk / Zagari (as N. Kryuchkov) * Vera Maretskaya as The doctor (as V. Maretskaya) * Mikhail Astangov as Knyaz Karakozen / Yego syn (as M. Astangov) * Konstantin Sorokin The first name Konstantin () is a derivation from the Latin name ''Constantinus'' ( Constantine) in some European languages, such as Russian and German. As a Christian given name, it refers to the memory of the Roman emperor Constantine the Gr ... as Ordinarets (as K. Sorokin) * Evgeniy Grigorev as Selyanin (uncredited) * Ivan Klyukvin References External links * 1942 films 1940s Russian- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Artamonov Business
''The Artamonov Business'' (russian: Дело Артамоновых, translit=Delo Artamonovykh), also translated as ''The Artamonovs'' or ''Decadence'', is a novel by Maxim Gorky written during his 10-year emigration from Soviet Russia. It was published in Berlin in 1925 by ''Verlag "Kniga"''. Critics often call it Gorky's best novel, or best after '' The Life of Klim Samgin''. The plot concerns the three generations of a pre-revolutionary industrialist family, from the beginning of 1860s to the Revolution of 1917.Neil Cornwell, Reference Guide to Russian Literature Routledge, 2013, , 810 p. Reception |
Member Of The Government
Member of the Government (russian: Член правительства, Chlen pravitelstva) is a 1939 Soviet drama film directed by Iosif Kheifits and Aleksandr Zarkhi. Plot Aleksandra Sokolova, the wife of a peasant and a former farm laborer who becomes a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, overcoming collectivization problems and difficulties in her personal life. Starring * Vera Maretskaya as Aleksandra Grigoryevna Sokolova * Vasili Vanin as Yefim Yefimovich Sokolov * Nikolay Kryuchkov as Nikita Sokolov, blond brother-in-law * Ivan Nazarov as Fedot Petrovich Krivosheyev * Valentina Telegina as Panya, fat woman * Boris Blinov as The District Party Secretary * Vasili Merkuryev as Party Undersecretary Stashkov * Aleksey Konsovsky as Petka, teen groom * Aleksandra Matveeva as Duska, teen bride * Konstantin Sorokin as Kuzma, beefy kolkhoz rowdy * Yelizaveta Uvarova as Duska's mother * Aleksandr Melnikov as Escort (uncredited) Awards and nomina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawn Of Paris
''Dawn of Paris'' (russian: Зори Парижа) is a 1936 Soviet drama film directed by Grigori Roshal. Plot The film tells about the Polish revolutionary democrat, Jaroslav Dombrowski, who led the army of the Paris Commune in 1871. Cast * Nikolai Plotnikov as General Dombrovsky * Yelena Maksimova as Catherine Millard (as Ye. Maksimova) * Andrei Abrikosov as Etienne Millard * Viktor Stanitsyn as Battalion commander Shtaiper (as V. Stanitsin) * Dmitri Dorlyak as Eugene Gorrot * Anatoliy Goryunov as Richet the artist (as A. Goryunov) * Vladimir Belokurov as Prosecutor Rigot * Vera Maretskaya Vera Petrovna Maretskaya (Russian: Вера Петровна Марецкая) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actress. People's Artist of the USSR (1949) and Hero of Socialist Labour (1976). Early years Vera Petrovna Maretskaya was born ... as Mother Pinchot References External links * {{IMDb title, id=0129289 1936 films 1930s Russian-language films Soviet drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Four Visits Of Samuel Wolfe
''The Four Visits of Samuel Wolfe'' (russian: Четыре визита Самюэля Вульфа, Chetyre visita Samuelya Vulfa) is a 1934 Soviet drama film directed by Aleksandr Stolper.Rollberg p.669 Plot Not being able to realize his invention within his own country, engineer Arrowsmith, author of the patent for ore flotation leaves for Soviet Union to work at one of the flotation plants, where he soon discovers a group of Soviet engineers conduct similar work. After some hesitation, Arrowsmith passes his invention to the plant and gets an offer to work together on the implementation of the invention. Samuel Wolfe arrives, a spokesman for the syndicate of flotation machines who previously declined assistance to Arrowsmith for implementing his invention at his plants, offers him to sell his invention with the promise of a good life. But now Dick Arrowsmith categorically rejects Wolfe's offer and stays to work in the USSR. Cast * Andrei Abrikosov * Viktor Kulakov * Maksim Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two-Buldi-Two
Two-Buldi-Two (russian: Два-Бульди-два) is a 1929 Soviet film directed by Nina Agadzhanova and Lev Kuleshov. Plot The film tells the story of circus performers during the Civil War. Starring * Sergey Komarov * Vladimir Kochetov * Anel Sudakevich * Andrey Fayt * S. Sletov * Mikhail Zharov * Vera Maretskaya Vera Petrovna Maretskaya ( Russian: Вера Петровна Марецкая) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actress. People's Artist of the USSR (1949) and Hero of Socialist Labour (1976). Early years Vera Petrovna Maretskaya was bo ... * Nikolai Yarochkin * Aleksandr Chistyakov * S. Polyakov * Vladimir Uralskiy * Aleksandr Gromov References External links * 1929 films 1920s Russian-language films Soviet black-and-white films Soviet silent feature films {{1920s-USSR-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Living Corpse (1929 Film)
''The Living Corpse'' (german: Der lebende Leichnam, russian: Живой труп, Zhivoy trup) is a 1929 German-Soviet silent drama film directed by Fyodor Otsep and starring Vsevolod Pudovkin, Maria Jacobini and Viola Garden.Taylor p.55 It is based on the 1911 posthumously debuted play '' The Living Corpse'' by Leo Tolstoy. It was made as a co-production between the Russian-based Mezhrabpomfilm and the Communist-backed German company Prometheus Film. Plot At the center of the action is Fyodor Protassov whose marriage with his wife Liza is largely finished. As the Russian Orthodox Church does not tolerate divorce, he one day fakes his suicide so that his wife can be with her lover Viktor Karenin. While he begins to lead a life of illegality and subterfuge which despite his new companion does not make him content, this decisive step to the fake death which has made him a "living corpse" is no real happiness. One day it is found out that Fyodor is still alive and that Liza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House On Trubnaya
''The House on Trubnaya'' (russian: Дом на Трубной, Dom na Trubnoy) is a 1928 comedy film directed by Boris Barnet and starring Vera Maretskaya. Plot The film is set in Moscow at the height of the NEP. The petty-bourgeois public carries out their philistine life full of bustle and gossip in the house on the Trubnaya Street. One of the tenants, Mr. Golikov ( Vladimir Fogel), owner of a hairdressing salon, is looking for a housekeeper who is modest, hard-working and non-union. A suitable candidate for use seems to him a country girl nicknamed Paranya, full name Praskovya Pitunova (Vera Maretskaya). Soon the house on Trubnaya receives shocking news that Praskovya Pitunova is elected deputy of the Mossovet by the maids' Trade Union. Cast * Vera Maretskaya as Parasha Pitunova - housemaid * Vladimir Fogel as Mr. Golikov - hairdresser * Yelena Tyapkina as Mrs. Golikova * Sergei Komarov as Lyadov * Anel Sudakevich as Marisha-maid * Ada Vojtsik as Fenya * Vladimir Bata ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Yellow Ticket (1928 Film)
''The Yellow Ticket'' or ''Earth in Captivity'' (russian: Земля в плену, Zemlya v plenu) is a 1928 Soviet silent drama film directed by Fyodor Otsep and starring Anna Sten, Ivan Koval-Samborsky and Mikhail Narokov.Phillips & Vincendeau p.81 Cast * Anna Sten as Maria, young farmer's wife * Ivan Koval-Samborsky as Jacob * Mikhail Narokov as Belskiy * Vladimir Fogel as Baron's son-in-law * Anel Sudakevich as Anya – Baron's married daughter * Sofya Yakovleva as Katarina * Pyotr Baksheyev as Doorman, butler * Nikolai Batalov as Maria's fellow villager * Ivan Chuvelyov * Konstantin Gradopolov * Sofya Levitina * Vera Maretskaya as Prostitute * Porfiri Podobed Porfiri Artemyevich Podobed (russian: Порфирий Артемьевич Подобед; — 9 November 1965) was a Soviet film director, actor and manager at the Moscow Art Theatre.Cinema: Encyclopedic Dictionary // ed. Sergei Yutkevich. — ... References Bibliography * Phil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
