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Ada Wójcik
Ada Ignatievna Voytsik (; 1 August 19052 September 1982) was a Soviet actress and recipient of the title of RSFSR Honored Artist (1935). Biography Ada Ignatievna Voytsik was born on 1 August 1905 in Moscow. In 1923 Ada graduated from secondary school and entered the acting department of the State College of Cinematography (today known as VGIK), where she graduated in 1927. She started acting in cinema in the year 1925. In 1934 Ada Voytsik joined the staff of the Mosfilm film studio. She married director Ivan Pyryev and they had a son, Erik Pyryev (1931-1970), who also subsequently became a director. In 1941 together with the studio she was evacuated to Alma-Ata. On her return to Moscow in 1943, Ada became an actress at the National Film Actors' Theatre, where she worked until her retirement in 1961. In the last years of her life, Ada Voytsik did not appear in films. Ada Voytsik lived through the death of her son and husband. She died in Moscow on 2 September 1982 at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow
Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents within the city limits, over 19.1 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in Moscow metropolitan area, its metropolitan area. The city covers an area of , while the urban area covers , and the metropolitan area covers over . Moscow is among the world's List of largest cities, largest cities, being the List of European cities by population within city limits, most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest List of urban areas in Europe, urban and List of metropolitan areas in Europe, metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent. First documented in 1147, Moscow became the capital of the Grand Principality of Moscow, which led the unification of the Russian lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nine Days In One Year
''Nine Days in One Year'' () is a 1962 Soviet black-and-white drama film directed by Mikhail Romm about nuclear particle physics, physicists and their relationships. The film is based on true events. It won the Crystal Globe Award in 1962. Plot summary Two young physicists and old friends — the possessed experimental physicist Dmitri Gusev and the skeptical theoretical physicist Ilya Kulikov — conduct nuclear studies at a research institute in Siberia. Dmitri leads the research started by his teacher Sintsov, who has received a deadly dose of radiation as a result of an experiment. Dmitri has also been irradiated. Doctors warn him that further irradiation might kill him as well. Meanwhile, his friend Ilya and Lyolya, a love interest of Dmitri, have developed a romantic relationship. The enamoured couple is getting prepared for the wedding and looking for an opportunity to inform Dmitri. When they finally meet, Dmitri already suspects Lyolya and Ilya are planning to marry and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sampo (film)
''Sampo'' () is a 1959 Cinema of the Soviet Union, Soviet–Cinema of Finland, Finnish fantasy film based loosely on the events depicted in the Finnish national epic ''Kalevala''. In the United States, it was released in an edited version, ''The Day the Earth Froze'', by American International Pictures as a double feature with ''Conquered City''. This version was later featured in a 1993 episode of ''Mystery Science Theater 3000''. Plot The people of Kalevala are a peaceful hard working people, they have everything they need and want, bar the mystical Sampo, a magical mill which will make grain, salt and gold and give prosperity to whoever possesses it. The only person in Kalevala able to make a Sampo is the smith Ilmarinen, however he cannot make it until his sister Annikki has fallen in love. Annikki eventually falls in love with the young hard working Lemminkäinen. All is not perfect, however. There is a dark dismal land called Pohjola ruled over by a wicked witch called Louh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan The Terrible (1944 Film)
''Ivan the Terrible'' () is a two-part Soviet epic historical drama film written and directed by Sergei Eisenstein, with music composed by Sergei Prokofiev. A biopic starring Nikolay Cherkasov as Ivan IV of Russia, the film chronicles his reign and details his formation of the '' oprichnina'' and conflict with the boyars, particularly with his aunt ( Serafima Birman) and cousin ( Pavel Kadochnikov). Lyudmila Tselikovskaya plays a supporting role as Ivan's wife Anastasia, with members of the ''oprichnina'' being played by Mikhail Zharov, Amvrosy Buchma, and Mikhail Kuznetsov. ''Ivan the Terrible'' was Eisenstein's final film. Soviet leader Joseph Stalin commissioned the film in early 1941, however, production was delayed by the beginning of World War II, and did not start until April 1943. The majority of the film was shot in Alma-Ata; several scenes in color were shot in Moscow. Part I was publicly released in 1945, and met with success, receiving a Stalin Prize. Part I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puti I Sudby
Puti may refer to: * , an Indonesian title of nobility denoting Minangkabau origin * ''Puti'' (film), a Filipino psychological thriller * Puti Kaisar-Mihara, Austrian model of Minangkabau descent * Puti Tipene Watene, New Zealand politician Offensive Word * Puti (पुती), is a sex Nepalese word which is also used to describe vagina In mammals and other animals, the vagina (: vaginas or vaginae) is the elastic, muscular sex organ, reproductive organ of the female genital tract. In humans, it extends from the vulval vestibule to the cervix (neck of the uterus). The #Vag .... See also * Bodhi Tree * Putti (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attack From The Sea
''Attack from the Sea'' () is a 1953 Soviet biographical war film directed by Mikhail Romm and starring Ivan Pereverzev, Gennadi Yudin and Vladimir Druzhnikov.Rollberg p.249 The film is about the career of the Russian naval officer Fyodor Ushakov and the Siege of Corfu (1798–99). It was made by the Moscow-based Ministry of Cinematography by the production unit Mosfilm, in Agfa-color, renamed Sovcolor by Moscow. It is the sequel to ''Admiral Ushakov'', released the same year. Plot During the Mediterranean campaign of 1798 of the War of the Second Coalition, Imperial Russian Navy Admiral Fyodor Ushakov undertakes a mission to liberate the Ionian Islands from French occupation in concert with Ottoman forces. The mission culminates in the siege of Corfu, which ends in March 1799 when the city's French defenders surrender. The Russian government reorganises the islands into the Septinsular Republic and sends Ushakov to join forces with the Royal Navy and target French force ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elena Glinskaya
Elena Vasilyevna Glinskaya (; – 4 April 1538) was the grand princess consort of Moscow as the second wife of Vasili III of Russia, and '' de facto'' regent of Russia from 1533 until her death in 1538. She was the mother of the first crowned tsar Ivan IV. Biography Marriage Elena was born in 1510 as the daughter of Prince Vasili Lvovich Glinsky (d. 1515), a member of a Lipka Tatar clan claiming descent from the Mongol ruler Mamai, and Serbian Princess Ana Jakšić from the Jakšić noble family. It is to her powerful uncle, Prince Mikhail Lvovich Glinsky, that the family owed its distinction. In 1525, Vasili III resolved to divorce his infertile wife, Solomoniya Saburova, and marry Elena. According to the chronicles, he chose Elena "because of the beauty of her face and her young age." Despite strong opposition from the Russian Orthodox Church, the divorce was effected. They were married on 21 January 1526. Elena gave birth to two sons – Ivan Vasilyevich (futur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan The Terrible (1945 Film)
''Ivan the Terrible'' () is a two-part Soviet epic historical drama film written and directed by Sergei Eisenstein, with music composed by Sergei Prokofiev. A biopic starring Nikolay Cherkasov as Ivan IV of Russia, the film chronicles his reign and details his formation of the ''oprichnina'' and conflict with the boyars, particularly with his aunt ( Serafima Birman) and cousin ( Pavel Kadochnikov). Lyudmila Tselikovskaya plays a supporting role as Ivan's wife Anastasia, with members of the ''oprichnina'' being played by Mikhail Zharov, Amvrosy Buchma, and Mikhail Kuznetsov. ''Ivan the Terrible'' was Eisenstein's final film. Soviet leader Joseph Stalin commissioned the film in early 1941, however, production was delayed by the beginning of World War II, and did not start until April 1943. The majority of the film was shot in Alma-Ata; several scenes in color were shot in Moscow. Part I was publicly released in 1945, and met with success, receiving a Stalin Prize. Part II, alt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Once There Was A Girl
Once There Was a Girl () is a 1944 Soviet World War II film directed by Viktor Eisymont. Plot The film tells about two girls during the siege of Leningrad who survived the famine, cold, death of their mother and a serious wound. Starring * Nina Ivanova as Nastenka * Natalya Zashchipina as Katya * Ada Vojtsik as Nastenka's mother * Vera Altayskaya as Katya's mother * Lidiya Shtykan Lidiya is a feminine given name. People *Lidiya Alekseyeva (1924-2014) Russian basketball player *Lidiya Alfeyeva (born 1946), a Soviet long jumper *Lidiya Belozyorova (1945–2022), Ukrainian actresses *Lidiya Ginzburg (1902–1990), a major S ... as Tonya * Aleksandr Larikov as Makar Ivanovich * Nikolai Korn as Nastenka's father * Elena Kirillova as Stepanida Trivia This was Nina Ivanova's debut film. References External links * 1944 films 1944 war films 1944 in the Soviet Union 1940s Soviet films 1940s Russian-language films 1940s war drama films Soviet war dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
