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Larisa Shepitko was born on 6 January 1938 in Bakhmut, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine]. She was a director and writer, known for The Ascent (1977), Heat (1963) and You and Me (1971). She was married to Elem Klimov. She died on 2 July 1979 in near Redkino, Kalinin Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR.- Olga Lomonosova was born on 18 May 1978 in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]. She is an actress, known for Kobra. Antiterror (2003), Better Than Us (2018) and Pro zhenu, mechtu i eshche odnu... (2013).
- Oleg Stefan was born on 7 September 1959 in Stalino, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Donetsk, Ukraine]. He is an actor, known for The Good Shepherd (2006), Duplicity (2009) and Heartbreakers (2001).
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Prokofiev was a multi-talented man and an innovative composer. He learned piano from his mother and chess from his father. He always had a chess set on his piano, and was able to play against the chess champions of his time. He studied music with Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, graduated with highest marks from the St. Petersburg Conservatory (1914), and was rewarded with a grand piano. He emigrated from Russia after the revolution, and made successful concert tours in Europe and the U.S. In 1918 in New York he met Spanish singer Carolina Codina (Lina Llubera), they married in Paris, in 1923, and had two sons.
Prokofiev's radiant optimism and his childlike personality shines in his popular orchestral suite "Peter and the Wolf" and in the "Classical Symphony". His humorous irony and wit is popping up in piano pieces named "Sarcasms", also in his five piano concertos, ballets and film scores, all written in his instantly identifiable musical language. He wrote film scores for The Czar Wants to Sleep (1934), Alexander Nevsky (1938), Cinderella (1961), and the two-part Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1944), directed by Sergei Eisenstein.
All of his music, that he created while outside of the Soviet Union, was sometimes criticized as cosmopolitan and anti-Soviet. Prokofiev divorced his wife in 1948. His ninth sonata, dedicated to Svyatoslav Richter, was welcomed warmly, but another official critic on his music and life started in 1948. He died in 1953, the same day of Joseph Stalin.- Viktoriya Solovyova was born on 23 February 1989 in Torez, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]. She is an actress, known for Litvyak, Sunstroke (2014) and Ket (2022).
- Victoria Malektorovych was born on 11 February 1972 in Yenakiyevo, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Yenakiieve, Ukraine]. She is an actress, known for Toni Erdmann (2016), Ostriv lyubovi (1995) and Blue Moon (2002).
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- Director
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Leonid Bykov was born on 12 December 1928 in Znamenskoye, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]. He was an actor and director, known for Only Old Men Are Going to Battle (1974), Little Hare (1965) and Aty-baty, shli soldaty... (1977). He died on 11 April 1979 in Kiev Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine].- Actor
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- Producer
Aleksandr Revva was born on 10 September 1974 in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]. He is an actor and writer, known for Prababushka legkogo povedeniya. Nachalo (2021), Dublyor (2013) and Naughty Grandma (2017).- Nikolai Gritsenko was a notable Russian actor known for the role as Kareni in Anna Karenina (1967) by director Aleksandr Zarkhi, and as Nazi General in TV series 'Semnadtsat mgnovenii vesny' by director Tatyana Lioznova.
He was born Nikolai Olimpiyevich Gritsenko on July 24, 1912, in Yasinovataya, Donetsk province, Russian Empire (now Donetsk, Ukraine). In 1934 he graduated from Makeevka School of musical drama, then studied acting in Kiev. From 1937 - 1940 he studied acting at Shchukin Theatrical School of the Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow, graduating in 1940 as an actor.
From 1940 to 1979 Nikolai Gritsenko was a permanent member of the troupe at Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow. There his stage partners were such actors as Mikhail Ulyanov, Ruben Simonov, Boris Zakhava, Mikhail Astangov, Vladimir Etush, Varvara Popova, Irina Kupchenko, Natalya Tenyakova, Yuliya Borisova, Lyudmila Maksakova, Lyudmila Tselikovskaya, Marianna Vertinskaya, Nina Ruslanova, Nikolai Plotnikov, Vasiliy Lanovoy, Yuriy Yakovlev, Vyacheslav Shalevich, Andrei Abrikosov, Grigori Abrikosov, Boris Babochkin, Nikolai Timofeyev, Aleksandr Grave, and Evgeniy Karelskikh, among others. His most memorable stage performances were such roles as Fedor Protasov in "Zhivoy Trup" (1962) (aka.. The Living Corpse) after the eponymous novel by Lev Tolstoy, and the title role as Prince Myshkin in Dostoyevsky's "Idiot" (1958). Gritsenko created the role as Tartalya in 'Princess Turandot' (1963), and delivered many acclaimed performances in the legendary Vakhtangov's production of Carlo Gozzi's comedy.
Nikolai Gritsenko was designated People's Actor of the USSR (1964). He was awarded the State Prize of Russia for his stage work, and was awarded the State Prize of the USSR (1951) for his role in the film Dream of a Cossack (1951). He died of a heart failure on December 8, 1979, in Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, and was laid to rest in the Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow, Russia. - Anna Andrusenko was born on 3 July 1989 in Yenakiyevo, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Yenakiieve, Ukraine]. She is an actress, known for Elveda Katya (2012), The Grail (2018) and Inye (2024).
- Anastasiya Korotkaya was born on 15 October 1985 in Donetsk, Donetskaya oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is an actress, known for Me. You. He. She. (2018), Nasledstvo (2020) and Bolshie chuvstva (2013).
- Anatolii Panchenko is a Ukrainian actor who was born and raised in Donetsk. In 2014, amidst Russia's invasion of Ukraine in the Donbas region, Anatolii's entire family confronted a difficult decision and ultimately opted to relocate to Kyiv.
After living there for a year and subsequently dropping out of school, Anatolii spent the following four years working on cruise ships worldwide to support himself. In 2018, he eventually made his way to Los Angeles, where he was determined to pursue his passion for acting. He decided to stay on in the US and enrolled in the Acting for Film Conservatory at the New York Film Academy.
In 2019, Anatolii took a significant step in his acting career by submitting his very first audition in the industry. It was for a new character in the fifth season of the spy drama series The Bureau (2015) (Le Bureau Des Légendes) on Canal+. Subsequently, he was cast in the recurring role of 'Alexis Bakatine' for the final season of the show.
After shooting completed on the series he returned to Kyiv, where he has continued to pursue his acting career. During this time, he worked on the international sci-fi thriller series Infiniti (2022), portraying the pivotal role of 'Mikhail'. The show had its world premiere at the Cannes International Series Festival in April 2022, receiving acclaim for its ambitious blend of sci-fi, mystery, and romance. Infiniti (2022) has been nominated for an International Emmy Award in the TV Movie/Mini-Series category and is now airing on Canal+. - Sergei Ponomarenko was born on 2 April 1951 in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR. He is an actor, known for Ameriken boy (1992), Zalozhniki strakha (1994) and Gruz bez markirovki (1986).
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- Actress
Oksana Bychkova was born on 18 June 1972 in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]. She is a director and writer, known for Another Year (2014), Peterburg. Tolko po lyubvi (2016) and Plus One (2008).- Aleksandr Khvylya was born on 15 July 1905 in Aleksandro-Shultino, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire [now Kostiantynivka Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for The Secret Brigade (1949), The Night Before Christmas (1961) and Frosty (1965). He died on 14 October 1976 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
- Eduard Bredun was born on 6 October 1934 in Stalino Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession (1973), Artist iz Kokhanovki (1962) and It Can't Be! (1975). He died on 18 July 1984.
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- Production Designer
Vasili Pichul was born on 15 June 1961 in Zhdanov, Stalino Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine]. He was a director and writer, known for Little Vera (1988), Kinofestival, ili Portveyn Eyzenshteyna (2006) and Nebo v almazakh (1999). He was married to Mariya Khmelik. He died on 26 July 2015 in Moscow, Russia.- Valeriy Grishko was born on 12 November 1951 in Yasynuvataya, Donetsk region, Ukrainian SSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for Leviathan (2014), Hotel Lux (2011) and Spacewalk (2017). He died on 12 May 2022 in Samara, Russia.
- Alina Pokrovskaya is a Soviet and Russian theater and film actress, member of the Union of Theater Workers of Russia. People's Artist of the RSFSR.
Alina Pokrovskaya was born in Stalino (now Donetsk) in the family of singer and actress Aleksandra Andreevna Kovalenko. Her father was a conductor of the Philharmonic. In 1946, when she was on tour with her mother in the Baltics, six-year-old Alina first appeared on stage, playing a girl in the dance composition "Meeting". After the war, the family moved to Moscow.
Graduated from the Higher Theater School named after Mikhail Shchepkin (course of Leonid Volkov). Since 1962 - actress of the Central Theater of the Soviet Army (now the Central Academic Theater of the Russian Army).
Cinematography did not ignore the actress. And although there were few film roles in her biography, almost all of them were noticeable. The most impressive film work was the role of Lyuba Trofimova in the film Officers (1971) by Vladimir Rogovoy. - Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych is a former politician who served as the fourth president of Ukraine from 2010 until he was removed from office in the Revolution of Dignity in 2014, after a long series of protests in support of the European Union by diverse civil-society groups in response to his rejection of the Ukrainian-European Association Agreement. From 2006 to 2007 he was the prime minister of Ukraine; he also served in this post from November 2002 to January 2005, with a short interruption in December 2004.
- Additional Crew
- Actress
Anastasiia Ponomarova was born in Donetsk, Ukraine. Anastasiia is an actor, known for The Flight Attendant (2020), Zedd & Katy Perry: 365 (2019) and The L Word: Generation Q (2019).- Véra Korène was born on 17 July 1901 in Bakhmut, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire [now Artemivsk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Café de Paris (1938), Sept hommes, une femme (1936) and La danseuse rouge (1937). She died on 20 November 1996 in Louveciennes, Yvelines, France.
- Lilia Podkopayeva was born on 15 August 1978 in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]. She is an actress, known for Lesya plyus Roma (2005), Atlanta 1996: Games of the XXVI Olympiad (1996) and Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 (2008). She has been married to Igor Dubinsky since 28 December 2019. They have one child. She was previously married to Timofey Nagorny.
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- Art Director
Leonid Lukov was born on 2 May 1909 in Mariupol, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire [now Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine]. He was a director and writer, known for Bolshaya zhizn (1939), Miners of the Don (1951) and Uz jauno krastu (1955). He died on 24 April 1963 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia].- Kristina Kots-Gotlib was born on 2 May 1983 in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine].