Nikolay Pavlovich Okhlopkov (russian: Никола́й Па́влович Охло́пков; 15 May 1900, in Irkutsk – 8 January 1967, in

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 millio ...

), was a Soviet and Russian actor and theatre director who patterned his work after

Meyerhold Vsevolod Emilyevich Meyerhold (russian: Всеволод Эмильевич Мейерхольд, translit=Vsévolod Èmíl'evič Mejerchól'd; born german: Karl Kasimir Theodor Meyerhold; 2 February 1940) was a Russian and Soviet theatre ...

. Patrick Miles, translator. People's Artist of the USSR (1948). Okhlopkov was born in Irkutsk,

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and started his acting career there in 1918. Since 1930, he directed the Realistic Theatre in

, although his directing style was hardly realistic: he was the first to place spectators on the stage around the actors, in order to restore intimacy between the audience and the company. In 1938, his theatre was closed and he moved to the

Vakhtangov Theatre Yevgeny Bagrationovich Vakhtangov (also spelled Evgeny or Eugene; russian: Евге́ний Багратио́нович Вахта́нгов; 13 February 1883 – 29 May 1922) was a Russian-Armenian actor and theatre director who founded the ...

. In 1943 he established the

Mayakovsky Theatre Mayakovsky Theater (russian: Театр Маяковского; Московский академический театр имени Вл. Маяковского) is a theater in Moscow, Russia, founded in 1920, first as ''Terevsat'' (Theater of R ...

, which continues his traditions to this day. Okhlopkov was awarded six Stalin Prizes. He also directed a production of ''

Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...

'' at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1954, the first time this play was staged there since

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Selected filmography

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The Bay of Death ''The Bay of Death'' (russian: Бухта смерти, Bukhta smerti) is a 1926 Soviet silent drama film directed by Abram Room. Synopsis One of the southern ports are taken over by the whites. After a failed attempt to steal ammunition from t ...

'' (1926) *'' Lenin in October'' (1937) *'' Alexander Nevsky'' (1938) *''

Lenin in 1918 ''Lenin in 1918'' (russian: Ленин в 1918 году, ''Lenin v 1918 godu'') is a Soviet biographical drama film released in 1939. It gives the background of the Russian Civil War after the October Revolution. The film was directed by Mikhai ...

'' (1939) *''

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Kutuzov Prince Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov ( rus, Князь Михаи́л Илларио́нович Голени́щев-Куту́зов, Knyaz' Mikhaíl Illariónovich Goleníshchev-Kutúzov; german: Mikhail Illarion Golenishchev-Kut ...

'' (1943) *'' Light over Russia'' (1947) *''

Tale of a True Man Tale of a True Man (russian: Повесть о настоящем человеке) is a Soviet feature film directed by Aleksandr Stolper, shot on the same name book by Boris Polevoy. For the participation in the film, a number of film actors ...

'' (1948) *''

Far from Moscow ''Far from Moscow'' (Russian: ''Далеко от Москвы'') is a 1950 Soviet war drama film directed by Aleksandr Stolper and starring Nikolay Okhlopkov, Lev Sverdlin and Pavel Kadochnikov. It is based on Vasily Azhayev's 1948 novel of the ...

'' (1950) *'' The Lights of Baku'' (1950)

References

External links

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Official site of the Mayakovsky Theatre
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