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Yevgenia Dobrovolskaya
Yevgenia Vladimirovna Dobrovolskaya (russian: Евге́ния Влади́мировна Доброво́льская; born 26 December 1964) is a Soviet Union, Soviet and Russian actress of theater and cinema, People's Artist of the Russian Federation (2005). Laureate of the Nika Award (2001) and Golden Eagle Award (Russia), Golden Eagle Award (2007). Biography Dobrovolskaya was born on 26 December 1964 in Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. In 1987 she graduated from GITIS (course of Lyudmila Kasatkina and Sergey Kolosov), and was admitted to the Maxim Gorky Moscow Art Theater. She made her debut in the movie in 1983 in the Pavel Chukhrai film :ru:Клетка для канареек, Cage for Canaries. In 2014, she took part in an advertising campaign absorbing underwear Depend. Personal life * First husband — :ru:Баранов, Вячеслав Васильевич, Vyacheslav Baranov (1958-2012), actor. **Son Stepan ... [...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] |
Mechanical Suite
''Mechanical Suite'' (russian: Механическая сюита, Mekhanicheskaya syuita) is a 2001 Russian comedy-drama film directed by Dmitry Meskhiev. The film is based on the story ''Brothers'' by Janusz Głowacki. Plot Kolya (Sergei Golovkin), an employee from the patent department of a plant, goes to Lykovo near St. Petersburg for the weekend and dies of a heart attack. The administration of the plant decides to transport the body to the homeland of the deceased for burial. For this purpose two people are sent on a business trip: Markerants (Sergei Garmash), who at any time can develop an ulcer, and business-minded Mityagin (Mikhail Porechenkov). On the way, Mityagin offers Markerants to drink a toast in the dining car for Kolya, for destiny, for their country. All ends with Markerants giving all the money collected by the plant for Kolya's burial to some woman named Lyuyba (Evgeniya Dobrovolskaya). Having lost their travel money, they go on an adventure and drive with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 Births
Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople meet in Jerusalem. * January 6 – A British firm, the Leyland Motor Corp., announces the sale of 450 buses to the Cuban government, challenging the United States blockade of Cuba. * January 9 – ''Martyrs' Day'': Armed clashes between United States troops and Panamanian civilians in the Panama Canal Zone precipitate a major international crisis, resulting in the deaths of 21 Panamanians and 4 U.S. soldiers. * January 11 – United States Surgeon General Luther Terry reports that smoking may be hazardous to one's health (the first such statement from the U.S. government). * January 12 ** Zanzibar Revolution: The predominantly Arab government of Zanzibar is overthrown by African nationalist rebels; a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyotr Leschenko
Pyotr Konstantinovich Leshchenko (russian: Пётр Константинович Лещенко; 2 June 189816 July 1954), a singer in the Russian Empire, and later Romania, is universally considered "the King of Russian Tango" and specifically known for his rendition of " Serdtse"—a tango, sung unusually not in Spanish but in Russian. Biography He was born in the village of Isayevo, Kherson Governorate (now part of Odessa Oblast, Ukraine) into a poor and illiterate Ukrainian peasant family. During the First World War, his mother and stepfather moved to Chișinău (Bessarabia Governorate), which was later united with Romania (today's Moldova). He was drafted into the Russian army, and attended an officers college in Kiev. After graduating he was sent to the front, and was wounded soon thereafter, recuperating at a military hospital in Chișinău. He was proficient in numerous languages: Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, German, and others. In his early childhood, he sang in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Guard (TV Series)
''The White Guard'' (russian: Белая гвардия, Belaya Gvardiya) is a Russian television series, based on the novel by Bulgakov, ''The White Guard''. Plot The film tells about the arduous years of the civil war in Russia, portraying the fate of the Turbin family who fell into a cycle of sad events of the 1918-1919 winter in Kiev. The basis for the film's plot is the novel by Mikhail Bulgakov: ''The White Guard''. The historical background of the film is the fall of the Ukrainian power of Hetman Skoropadsky, the capture of Kiev by UNR troops and their subsequent flight under the blows of the Red Army. The protagonist Alexei Turbin is a military physician who has seen and experienced a lot during the three years of the world war. He is one of those tens of thousands of Russian officers who after the revolution found themselves in a situation of complete uncertainty in political and private life. Many of them went to the service of Hetman Skoropadsky and his moderate regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guys From Mars
''Guys from Mars'' (russian: Парень с Марса, Paren s Marsa) is a 2011 Russian romantic comedy film directed by Sergey Osipyan. The film was released in Russia on Мay 5, 2011. The film was part of the main festival program of the MIFF. Plot In the center of the film is the manager Petya Starikov, who works at a giant chocolate factory "Marz". When a car is stolen from him, he simultaneously turns for help in the search to bandits, to the traffic police, and to the district police station. Everyone fleeces money from Pyotr for searching for the car, but in fact, no one does anything. And at work, Pyotr gets a promotion: the foreign owner of the factory suddenly makes him the head of an advertising project. Until the end of the month, Pyotr should create a new concept for advertising chocolate bars. Pyotr accidentally finds his car himself, but in a completely broken state. The police accused Pyotr of stealing his car and in order to remove this accusation from him, Pyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heavenly Court
''Heavenly Court'' (russian: Небесный суд, Nebesniy sud) is a Russian supernatural legal drama television miniseries written and directed by Alena Zvantsova. The premiere took place in 2011 (four episodes) and four more episodes were aired in 2014. On the basis of the series, a full-length film was created. Plot After death, each person appears before the court which sends the soul either to the "sector of repose" or the "sector of meditations". The last act of man is weighed on the scales of justice in which his entire previous life is reflected. But to give a correct assessment of this act is sometimes very difficult. For this, there is the heavenly court where they are judged by people who died a little earlier and have been sentenced to this work, which in essence is also a "sector of meditations" ... Cast *Konstantin Khabensky – Andrei, prosecutor of the first stage *Mikhail Porechenkov – Veniamin, second stage lawyer *Daniela Stojanovic – Veronica Mitrovic, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jolly Fellows (2009 Film)
''Jolly Fellows'' (russian: Весельчаки, Veselchaki) is a 2009 comedy-drama film, feature film directorial debut of Felix Mikhailov. It was described as the first Russian film about drag queens. It was screened at the 2010 Berlin International Film Festival, and also was the first Russian picture to be chosen as the opening film of the Panorama section at the festival. Plot Overview The action takes place in the late 1990s in Moscow, Russia. At the center of the film is the difficult fate of five men, performers of a drag revue, who meet at a restaurant after the dissolution of their creative troupe. They take turns to give an interview to a young journalist who, after being carried away by their interesting stories, permanently forgets the purpose of the conversation. Everyone has his own way of getting into a drag show, everyone has his own goals in life, everyone has his own destiny. Characters Lusya Lusya is a young and determined guy who left his home in a remote v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tale Of Soldier Fedot, The Daring Fellow
''The Tale of Theodor the Archer'' (russian: Про Федота-стрельца, удалого молодца, translit=Pro Fedota-Streltsa, Udalogo Molodtsa, italic=yes) is a 2008 Russian animated film directed by Ludmila Steblyanko and Roman Smorodin. Cast * Sergey Bezrukov (Rick Astley) — ''Theodor the Archer (russian: Федот-стрелец, italic=yes)'' * Chulpan Khamatova (Mandy Moore) — ''Marcy (russian: Маруся, italic=yes)'' * Viktor Sukhorukov ( David Andrews) — ''King of Russia (russian: Царь, italic=yes)'' * Dmitri Dyuzhev (Arnold Schwarzenegger) — ''Colonel (russian: Генерал, italic=yes)'' * Konstantin Bronzit (Ryan Adams) — ''Tweedel Dum / Tuoddal Dee (russian: Тит Кузьмич и Фрол Фомич, italic=yes)'' * Konstantin Bronzit ( Samuel E. Wright) — ''Mexican ambassador (russian: аглицкий посол, italic=yes)'' * Aleksandr Revva (Robin Williams) — ''Wicked Witch (russian: Баба Яга, italic=yes)'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snegurochka
Snegurochka (diminutive) or Snegurka ( rus, Снегу́рочка (diminutive), Снегу́рка, p=sʲnʲɪˈgurətɕkə, snʲɪˈgurkə), or The Snow Maiden, is a character in Russian fairy tales. This character has no apparent roots in traditional Slavic mythology and customs, having made its first appearance in Russian folklore in the 19th century. Since the mid-20th century under the Soviet period, Snegurochka has also been depicted as the granddaughter and helper of Ded Moroz during New Year parties for children. Classification Tales of the Snegurochka type are Aarne–Thompson type 703* The Snow Maiden. The Snegurochka story compares to tales of type 1362, The Snow-child, where the strange origin is a blatant lie.D. L. Ashliman, The Snow Child: folktales of type 1362' Folk tale versions and adaptations A version of a folk tale about a girl made of snow and named Snegurka (Snezhevinochka; Снегурка (Снежевиночка)) was published in 1869 by Alex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Irony Of Fate 2
''The Irony of Fate 2'' or ''The Irony of Fate: Continuation'' (russian: Ирония Судьбы. Продолжение; ''Ironiya sud’by. Prodolzheniye'') is a 2007 Russian romantic comedy film directed by Timur Bekmambetov based on a screenplay by Aleksey Slapovsky produced by Channel One and released by Mosfilm. It is a direct sequel of the first ''The Irony of Fate''. It was originally rumored to be put in production in a press release, dedicated to the original movie's 30th anniversary in 2005. The film grossed $55 million, with $50 million coming from the Russian box-office alone. Plot The characters from the first film now have children who have managed to get into the same situation as their parents many years ago. However, the story is not simply a remake of the original movie. All of the adventures in the previous film were accidental, but here everything is done according to a plan thought up by Pavlik, a friend of Evgeniy Lukashin. Pavlik's idea is to help his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actress (2007 Film)
''Actress'' (russian: Артистка, Artistka) is a 2007 Russian comedy film directed by Stanislav Govorukhin. Plot The story revolves around Anna who is a young divorced women. She is a theater actress, who's unsatisfied with the minor roles offered to her. Loneliness surrounds her life. One day Anna meets an interesting man with who she falls in love. She is soon forced to choose between her career and love, when she's offered a lead role. Cast *Yevgenia Dobrovolskaya as Аnnа * Yuri Stepanov as Vikenty *Mariya Aronova as neighbor *Dmitry Pevtsov as neighbor * Alexander Abdulov as Bosyakin *Fyodor Bondarchuk as film director * Mikhail Yefremov as Gusyatnikov * Svetlana Nemolyaeva as theater actress * Irina Skobtseva as Varvara Fominichna, Vikenty's mother * Kira Golovko ) , birth_date = , birth_place = Yessentuki, Russian SFSR , death_date = , death_place = Moscow, Russia , restingplace = , restingpla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
