Vasily Andreevich Karatygin (russian: Василий Андреевич Каратыгин) (–-) was a leading actor of

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. Karatygin joined the

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in 1820 and moved to the Alexandrine Theatre in 1832. He particularly excelled in the numerous productions of

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's and Schiller's plays, rivalling Moscow's

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as the greatest Russian actor of his time. The two volumes of his ''Memoirs'' are invaluable. Like other actors of his theatre, Karatygin was buried at the

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. His remains were later transferred to the national pantheon, the

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. His wife

Alexandra Kolosova Alexandra Mikhailovna Kolosova (russian: Алекса́ндра Миха́йловна Колосова, 16 February 1802, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire, - 19 March 1880, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire) was a Russian stage actress, later tran ...

was admired for her roles in Molière's comedies.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Karatygin 1802 births 1853 deaths 19th-century male actors from the Russian Empire Russian male stage actors Burials at Tikhvin Cemetery