Nikolai Evgenievich Sorokin (russian: Николай Евгеньевич Сорокин; February 15, 1952 – March 26, 2013) was a Russian theatre and film actor, theatre director, educator, and

People's Artist of Russia People's Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: Народный артист Российской Федерации, ''Narodnyy artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii''), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the Russian Federation, is an h ...

(1999). He was

artistic director An artistic director is the executive of an arts organization, particularly in a theatre or dance company, who handles the organization's artistic direction. They are generally a producer and director, but not in the sense of a mogul, since the ...

of the Rostov-on-Don academic drama theatre of a name Maxim Gorky and a deputy of the State Duma of the 3rd convocation.

Biography

Nikolai Sorokin was born on February 15, 1952, in the Hutor Cossack

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Rostov Region Rostov Oblast ( rus, Росто́вская о́бласть, r=Rostovskaya oblast, p=rɐˈstofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the Southern Federal District. The oblast has an area of and a populati ...

, Russian's territory.
In 1975 he graduated from the Rostov art school (teacher of actor skill

People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR ( rus, Народный артист СССР, Narodny artist SSSR), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. Nomenclature and significan ...

Mikhail Bushnov) and went to work in the Rostov drama theatre.
In 1984, Nikolai studied in

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, he graduated from the actor faculty of

GITIS The Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS) (russian: Российский институт театрального искусства – ГИТИС) is the largest and oldest independent theatrical arts school in Russia. Located in Moscow, ...

(teacher of actor skill

Elina Bystritskaya Elina Avraamovna Bystritskaya (4 April 1928 – 26 April 2019) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actress and theater pedagogue. She is regarded as one of the most prominent actresses in the Soviet and Russian film industry. Her career spann ...

).
In 1996, Nikolai Sorokin was appointed artistic director of the Rostov academic drama theatre of a name Maxim Gorky.
From 1999 to 2003 — Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the third convocation (vice-Chairperson of the committee on culture and tourism), a member of the political party

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.
Since 2004, he was engaged in teaching activity. Professor of the Rostov branch of the St. Petersburg University of culture and arts, released two actors rate.
Nikolai Sorokin has worked at the Rostov theatre of drama about forty years. As an actor has created a lot of different images, as a director staged many performances in his native Rostov theatre, also worked abroad. Nikolai Sorokin died after a long illness on March 26, 2013.

Recognition and awards

Honored Artist of the RSFSR Honored Artist of the RSFSR (, ''Zasluzhenny artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet artists, including theatre and film directors, choreographers, music performers, and orchestra conductors, who had outstanding achievements in the ...

(1988) *

(1999) *

Order of Friendship The Order of Friendship (russian: Орден Дружбы, ') is a state decoration of the Russian Federation established by Boris Yeltsin by presidential decree 442 of 2 March 1994 to reward Russian and foreign nationals whose work, deeds a ...

(1996) *

Medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland A medal or medallion is a small portable artistic object, a thin disc, normally of metal, carrying a design, usually on both sides. They typically have a commemorative purpose of some kind, and many are presented as awards. They may be int ...

, 2nd class (2002) * The Grand-Prix of the festival, prize for the original setting and the reading of the drama of

Mikhail Sholokhov Mikhail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov ( rus, Михаил Александрович Шолохов, p=ˈʂoləxəf; – 21 February 1984) was a Russian novelist and winner of the 1965 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is known for writing about life ...

in the 21st century — performance «The Destiny of man» (2005 — All-Russian theatrical festival «The Stars of the Victory»,

Ryazan Ryazan ( rus, Рязань, p=rʲɪˈzanʲ, a=ru-Ryazan.ogg) is the largest city and administrative center of Ryazan Oblast, Russia. The city is located on the banks of the Oka River in Central Russia, southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 Census ...

) * The Premium of the name of Nikolay Akimov for the original setting — performance «

The Cherry Orchard ''The Cherry Orchard'' (russian: Вишнёвый сад, translit=Vishnyovyi sad) is the last play by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. Written in 1903, it was first published by ''Znaniye'' (Book Two, 1904), and came out as a separate edition ...

» (2010 — IV All-Russian theatrical festival «Russian Comedy»,

Rostov-on-Don Rostov-on-Don ( rus, Ростов-на-Дону, r=Rostov-na-Donu, p=rɐˈstof nə dɐˈnu) is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It lies in the southeastern part of the East Eu ...

) * Order of Merit in the Rostov Region (2012)

External links

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Nikolai Sorokin on the site of the Rostov academic drama theatre of a name Maxim Gorky

Nikolai Sorokin on the site «Kino-Teatr.ru»

Nikolai Sorokin on the site «RUSKINO.ru»

Nikolai Sorokin on the site «Famous personalities of Russia»

Nikolai Sorokin on the site of the Guild theatre directors of Russia

Died Nikolai Sorokin. Journal «Strastnoy Boulevard, 10»

* ttp://rostov.er.ru/news/2013/3/27/ushel-nikolaj-sorokin/ Died Nikolai Sorokin... Rostov Department of the political party United Russia. 27. 03. 2013 {{DEFAULTSORT:Sorokin, Nikolai 1952 births 2013 deaths Actors from Rostov-on-Don Don Cossacks Soviet male stage actors Soviet theatre directors Russian male stage actors Russian male film actors Russian theatre directors 20th-century Russian male actors 21st-century Russian male actors Honored Artists of the RSFSR People's Artists of Russia United Russia politicians 21st-century Russian politicians Third convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) Politicians from Rostov-on-Don