Gleb Vasilyevich Plaksin (russian: Глеб Васильевич Плаксин; 16 August 192521 November 2008) was a

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-born

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and Russian film actor and musician.

Biography

Gleb Plaksin was born in Lyon, France where his Russian family settled down following the

Russian Civil War , date = October Revolution, 7 November 1917 – Yakut revolt, 16 June 1923{{Efn, The main phase ended on 25 October 1922. Revolt against the Bolsheviks continued Basmachi movement, in Central Asia and Tungus Republic, the Far East th ...

.'' Elena Joly (2010)''
Victory at Any Cost // Gleb Plaksin
— Moscow: Eksmo, Yauza, p. 228 His father Vasily Stepanovich Plaksin was a Russian nobleman from

Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gork ...

who served as an officer in the

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regiment of the

Imperial Russian Army The Imperial Russian Army (russian: Ру́сская импера́торская а́рмия, tr. ) was the armed land force of the Russian Empire, active from around 1721 to the Russian Revolution of 1917. In the early 1850s, the Russian Ar ...

. His mother Nadezhda Damianovna Plaksina (née Snitko, 1899—1949) ( ru) was a Sister of Charity from

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 ...

. Her elder brother Ivan Snitko (1896—1981) ( ru) would become a decorated

counter admiral. Also, according to Gleb, his maternal grandmother was a close relative of

Henryk Sienkiewicz Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz ( , ; 5 May 1846 – 15 November 1916), also known by the pseudonym Litwos (), was a Polish writer, novelist, journalist and Nobel Prize laureate. He is best remembered for his historical novels, especi ...

. They met at a hospital in

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and married. Later they also took part in the civil war together, but had to leave Russia for France."Gleb Vasilyevich Plaksin".
Event Files. President of Russia. June 2004. Retrieved 24 July 2009. Gleb studied music at the

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and became a professional piano player. After the

Nazi invasion of France The Battle of France (french: bataille de France) (10 May – 25 June 1940), also known as the Western Campaign ('), the French Campaign (german: Frankreichfeldzug, ) and the Fall of France, was the Nazi Germany, German invasion of French Third Rep ...

he became a member of the

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. The multilingual teenager fought as a member of the

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after the Allies finally landed in

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in 1944.Yevgeny Grigoryev & Maxim Glikin
"Путин принял участие в высадке"
(Putin Took Part in the Landing). ''

Novaya Gazeta ''Novaya Gazeta'' ( rus, Новая газета, t=New Gazette, p=ˈnovəjə ɡɐˈzʲetə) is an independent Russian newspaper known for its critical and investigative coverage of Russian political and social affairs. It is published in Mo ...

''. 7 June 2004. Retrieved 24 July 2009. After the war he continued his musical career. In 1955 Gleb and his father immigrated to the

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. He worked as a pianist in

Leningrad 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 ...

and then — as a radio presenter at the international department of

Gosteleradio The State Committee of Television and Radio Broadcasting of the Soviet Union (Russian: Государственный комитет СССР по телевидению и радиовещанию) commonly known as Gosteleradio of the USSR (Го ...

in Moscow. He also became known for his various roles in the Soviet cinema. He also took part in dubbing (over 200 foreign movies). Plaksin was awarded the title of Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation in 2001. In 2003 he starred in the Russian

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''. He died in 2008 and was buried at the Vostryakovo Cemetery in Moscow.Gleb Plaksin's tomb
/ref> He was decorated as a Resistance member, soldier, and actor by the Soviet Union, the Russian Federation, the United States, and France; his recognition included the

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, the French decoration awarded for military heroism.

Selected filmography

*''

The Secret Agent's Blunder ''The Secret Agent's Blunder'' (russian: Ошибка резидента, Oshibka rezidenta), also translated as ''Resident's Mistake'', is a 1968 (or 1966?) Soviet spy film directed by . It is the first of four films based around the same charac ...

'' (1968) — chief of the foreign intelligence agency *''

The Adjutant of His Excellency ''The Adjutant of His Excellency'' (russian: Адъютант его превосходительства, Adyutant ego prevoskhoditelstva) is a Soviet television mini-series which was produced in 1969 and is set during the Russian civil war. The ...

'' (1969) — French general *'' The Red Tent'' (1969) — reporter *'' The Secret Agent's Fate'' (1970) — chief of the foreign intelligence agency *'' The Crown of the Russian Empire, or Once Again the Elusive Avengers'' (1971) — restaurant visitor *''

Monologue In theatre, a monologue (from el, μονόλογος, from μόνος ''mónos'', "alone, solitary" and λόγος ''lógos'', "speech") is a speech presented by a single character, most often to express their thoughts aloud, though sometimes a ...

'' (1972) — foreign attendant at a congress *''

Charodei ''Charodei'' (russian: Чародеи, translations ''Enchanters'', ''Sorcerers'', ''Magicians'') is a 1982 Soviet Union, Soviet romantic fantasy musical film directed by Konstantin Bromberg. Plot summary Ivan Puhov (Abdulov) is in love with ...

'' (1982) — member of the academic council *''

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'' (1990) — judge *'' Chernobyl: The Final Warning'' (1991) — Hammer's Assistant *'' Quiet Flows the Don'' (1992-2006) — foreigner *''

The Russian Singer ''The Russian Singer'' ( da, Den russiske sangerinde) is a 1993 Danish thriller film directed by Morten Arnfred and starring Ole Lemmeke. It was entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Ole Lemmeke as Jack Andersen * El ...

'' (1993) — general Pannyukov *''

Bram Stoker's Burial of the Rats ''Bram Stoker's Burial of the Rats'' is a 1995 American film. It was part of a series '' Roger Corman Presents''. A comic book version of the story was released. Plot Bram Stoker is kidnapped by some mysterious women. Cast * Adrienne Barbeau as ...

'' (1995) — Mr. Stoker (as Eduard Plaxin) *'' Hellfire'' (1995) — Henri *'' Secrets of Palace coup d'etat'' (2003) — Khrizologus *''

'' (2003) — academician

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Plaksin, Gleb Vasilyevich 1925 births 2008 deaths United States Army personnel of World War II Knights of the Legion of Honour Conservatoire de Paris alumni Honored Artists of the Russian Federation Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 (France) French emigrants to the Soviet Union French musicians French people of Russian descent French Resistance members Musicians from Lyon Russian male film actors Russian male musicians Soviet male film actors Soviet musicians 20th-century French musicians