Alexey Nikolayevich Pokrovsky (russian: link=no, Алексе́й Никола́евич Покро́вский; March 1, 1924 – August 30, 2009) was an actor and singer,

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 ...

(1981).

Biography

In 1945 he was accepted into the troupe of the

Moscow Art Theater The Moscow Art Theatre (or MAT; russian: Московский Художественный академический театр (МХАТ), ''Moskovskiy Hudojestvenny Akademicheskiy Teatr'' (МHАТ)) was a theatre company in Moscow. It was f ...

. In 1977 he left the theatre because of divergences in his views with

Oleg Yefremov Oleg Nikolayevich Yefremov (russian: Оле́г Никола́евич Ефре́мов, 1 October 1927, Moscow, Soviet Union – 24 May 2000, Moscow, Russia) was a Soviet and Russian actor and Moscow Art Theatre producer. He was a People's Artist ...

. From the end of the 1940s he appeared in films, including in the films ''

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'' (1953) and '' True Friends'' (1954). He became well known as a performer of songs and romances. In the 1960s and 1980s, he sang 12 musical and poetic compositions on television, in which the best poems and songs of the era were presented in the interpretation of the artist, who accompanied himself on a small Viennese seven-string

Russian guitar The Russian guitar (sometimes referred to as a "Gypsy guitar") is an acoustic seven-string guitar that was developed in Russia toward the end of the 18th century: it shares most of its organological features with the Spanish guitar, although som ...

. Laureate of the festivals

Pesnya goda Pesnya goda (russian: Песня года), meaning Song of the Year, is an annual Russian music gala and former Soviet televised music festival. First held in 1971, it became the main event of the year for Soviet singers and musical groups. Pesn ...

1974 and 1975. He died on August 30, 2009. He was buried in Moscow at the

Vagankovskoye Cemetery Vagankovo Cemetery (russian: Ваганьковское кладбище, Vagan'kovskoye kladbishche), established in 1771, is located in the Presnensky District, Presnya district of Moscow. It started in the aftermath of the Moscow plague riot of ...

(plot 26).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pokrovsky, Alexey 1924 births 2009 deaths Male actors from Moscow Singers from Moscow Soviet male film actors Soviet male stage actors Soviet male singers Honored Artists of the RSFSR People's Artists of the RSFSR Burials at Vagankovo Cemetery 20th-century Russian male singers