Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Bryantsev (russian: Александр Александрович Брянцев; 14 April 1883 – 30 September 1961) was a Soviet and Russian actor,

theater director A theatre director or stage director is a professional in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production such as a play, opera, dance, drama, musical theatre performance, etc. by unifying various endeavors a ...

and pedagogue. He was born in

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

to an official's famil and graduated from The Second Saint Petersburg Gymnasium in 1902.

Awards

* Honored Art Worker of the RSFSR (1932) * Three Orders of the Red Banner of Labour (1939, 1946, 1953) *

People's Artist of the RSFSR People's Artist of the RSFSR (russian: Народный артист РСФСР, ''Narodnyj artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet Union artists, including theatre and film directors, choreographers, music performers, and orchest ...

(1939) * Stalin Prize, 2nd class (1950) * People's Artist of the USSR (1956) *

Order of the Badge of Honour The Order of the Badge of Honour (russian: орден «Знак Почёта», orden "Znak Pochyota") was a civilian award of the Soviet Union. It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding ...

(1957) *

Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" The Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (russian: медаль «За доблестный труд в Великой Отечественной войне 1941–1945 гг.») was a World War II civilian labour awar ...

Medal "In Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad" The Medal "In Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad" (russian: Медаль «В память 250-летия Ленинграда») was a state commemorative medal of the Soviet Union established by decree of the Presidium of the ...

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1883 births 1961 deaths 20th-century Russian male actors Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Male actors from Saint Petersburg Theatre directors from Saint Petersburg People's Artists of the RSFSR People's Artists of the USSR Stalin Prize winners Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Male actors from the Russian Empire Theatre directors from the Russian Empire {{Russia-bio-stub Russian male film actors Russian male stage actors Soviet male film actors Soviet male stage actors Soviet theatre directors