Sofia Pavlovna Akimova (russian: Софья Павловна Акимова, Rebristova, Ребристова; born September 1824,

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 ...

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, – died 16 June 1889,

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, Imperial Russia) was a popular Russian stage actress, associated with Maly Theatre in Moscow.The Russian Drama Encyclopedia // Русский драматический театр: Энциклопедия / Под общ. ред. М. И. Андреева, Н. Э. Звенигородской, А. В. Мартыновой и др. — М.: Большая Российская энциклопедия, 2001. — 568 с.: ил. Having made her debut on stage in 1846, Akimova excelled in plays by

Nikolai Gogol Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol; uk, link=no, Мико́ла Васи́льович Го́голь, translit=Mykola Vasyliovych Hohol; (russian: Яновский; uk, Яновський, translit=Yanovskyi) ( – ) was a Russian novelist, ...

, Denis Fonvizin,

Alexander Griboyedov Alexander Sergeyevich Griboyedov (russian: Александр Сергеевич Грибоедов, ''Aleksandr Sergeevich Griboedov'' or ''Sergeevich Griboyedov''; 15 January 179511 February 1829), formerly romanized as Alexander Sergueevich Gri ...

, but most notably

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 ...

, including '' The Storm'', '' Poverty is No Vice'', '' A Family Affair'', '' A Profitable Position'', ''

Enough Stupidity for Every Wise Man ''Enough Stupidity in Every Wise Man'' (russian: На всякого мудреца довольно простоты; translit. Na vsyakogo mudretsa dovolno prostoty) is a five- act comedy by Aleksandr Ostrovsky.Brockett and Hildy (2003, 37 ...

'' and '' An Ardent Heart''. With her husband, the Maly Theatre actor (and one-time stage director) A.F. Akimov, she co-translated several French plays.Sofia Akimova
. Biography at www.maly.ru // the Maly Theatre site.

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