Leonid Vasilyevich Baratov (russian: Леонид Васильевич Баратов) (April 1 ( O.S. March 20), 1895,

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 ...

– July 22, 1964, Moscow) was a

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opera director and

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 ...

(1958). Leonid Baratov was awarded

Stalin Prize Stalin Prize may refer to: * The State Stalin Prize in science and engineering and in arts, awarded 1941 to 1954, later known as the USSR State Prize * The Stalin Peace Prize, awarded 1949 to 1955, later known as the Lenin Peace Prize The Int ...

s on several occasions (1943, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952), three orders, and numerous medals.

Biography

Leonid Baratov was born on 1 April 1895 in

. He studied at the law faculty of

Moscow University M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU; russian: Московский государственный университет имени М. В. Ломоносова) is a public research university in Moscow, Russia and the most prestigious ...

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Leonid Baratov. Mariinsky

Leonid Baratov. Bolshoy
1895 births 1964 deaths People's Artists of the RSFSR Recipients of the Stalin Prize Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Russian opera directors Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery {{Opera-bio-stub