Kornely Nikolayevich Poltavtsev (russian: Корнелий Николаевич Полтавцев, 1823,

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, – 10 January 1865,

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, associated with Moscow's Maly Theatre.Полтавцев Корнелий Николаевич
at the Russian Biographical / Brokhaus & Efron dictionary A Moscow Shchepkin Institute graduate, Poltavtsev debuted in Maly in 1842. Three years later he left Moscow and embarked upon a tour through provincial theatres staying for couple of years in each city:

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(1848–1849),

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(1849–1850), to some critical acclaim. In 1850 he returned to Moscow and became an overnight success with

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's ''Prince Mikhail Vasilyevich Skopin-Shuysky'', where he played Lyapunov, the part previously associated with

Pavel Mochalov Pavel Stepanovich Mochalov (1800–1848) was thought to be the greatest tragedian of Russian Romanticism, much admired by Alexander Herzen, Mikhail Lermontov and other contemporaries. During his prolonged career at the Malyi Theatre of Moscow ...

. Since then Poltavtsev have been only cementing his reputation of an heir to Mochalov's legacy, since all the parts that had made predecessor famous would gradually form the best part of his stage repertoire.Корнелий Николаевич Полтавцев
at the Krogosvet / Around the World, Russian online encyclopediaКорнелий Николаевич Полтавцев. The Great Soviet Encyclopedia. Vol. 33, p.636 // Большая Советская энциклопедия. Гл. ред. Б. А. Введенский, 2-е изд. Т. 33. Печь — Польцин. 1955. 672 стр., илл. и карты; 34 л. илл. и карт. (стр. 636) Kornely Poltavtsev gave his most memorable performances in plays by

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'', '' Coriolanus''),

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(Ferdinand, '' Intrigue and Love''), and

Alexander Ostrovsky Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky (russian: Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Остро́вский; ) was a Russian playwright, generally considered the greatest representative of the Russian realistic period. The author of 47 origina ...

(Khorkov, ''

The Poor Bride ''The Poor Bride'' (russian: Бедная невеста, Romanized as Bednaya nevesta) is a play by Alexander Ostrovsky, written in 1851 and first published in the No.4, 1852 issue of ''Moskvityanin'' magazine. It was his first play to be staged ...

''). Poltavtsev gave his final performance for Maly in 1865 as Dubrovin in Ostrovsky's ''Voyevoda''. He died a year later and is interred in Pyatnitskoye cemetery.Корнелий Николаевич Полтавцев
The Pride of the Kursk Land // Гордость земли курской

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