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- Galina Petrova was born on 22 December 1956 in Tambov, Tambovskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is an actress, known for Compartment Number 6 (2021), Spasatel (1980) and Ya v polnom poryadke (1989). She is married to Oleg Osipov. They have two children.
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Lev Kuleshov was a Russian director who used the editing technique known as the "Kuleshov effect." Although some of the editing innovations, such as crosscutting were used by other directors before him, Kuleshov was the first to use it in the Soviet Russia. he was driving a Ford sports car amidst hard situation in the post-Civil war USSR, and remained a controversial figure who joined the Soviet communist party and destroyed archives of rare silent movies during his experiments, thus clearing way for his own works: documentaries and feature films ranging from political cinema to timeless gems.
He was born Lev Vladimirovich Kuleshov on 1 January, 1899, in Tambov, Russia. His father, Vladimir Kuleshov, belonged to Russian landed gentry, was a patron of arts and owner of a private estate in Central Russia. His mother, Pelagea Shubina, was a teacher before she married his father. His parents understood his weaknesses (poor speaking ability and bouts of depression) and strengths (a sharp eye, persistence and determination). His forte was the ability to see what for others remained unseen. Young Kuleshov received exclusive private education at the home of his father who had a degree from Moscow Art College. After the death of his father, 15-year-old Kuleshov and his mother moved to Moscow. There he studied art and history at the prestigious Stroganov School, then continued his studies at Moscow School of Painting, Architecture and Sculpture focusing on oil painting.
In 1916 he started his film career as a set designer at the Moscow film studio of Aleksandr Khanzhonkov and occasionally acted in some of its productions. He played a young lover opposite Emma Bauer, a stunning beauty, whom he truly fell in love with even before the filming started. That was the silent film Za schastem (1917). Watching himself on the silver screen, young Kuleshov was disappointed with the comic effect of his acting conflicting with naturalism of his true feelings. He decided to focus on directing and developing the style of his own. His new friend, experienced film-maker Akhramovich-Ashmarin, introduced him to American school of film-making, which also influenced his work.
With the help from Khanzhonkov's leading cinematographer, Yevgeny Bauer, Kuleshov made his first experimental works in editing. In 1917, he made his first publication in 'Vestnik Kinematografii': in three consecutive articles Kuleshov trashed the "salon" traditions of his employer by writing about an artist's role in converting film industry into a new form of art. His directorial career began under the patronage of Bauer, with whom Kuleshov worked as art director on such films, as Nabat (1917) and Za schastem (1917), and completed the latter as director after the original director Bauer died. In 1918, Kuleshov made his directorial debut with 'Project of Engineer Prite', and the film brought him attention of film studio executives who gave the 19-year-old beginner a chance to participate in documenting the early history of the Civil War-era Russia.
Following the Russian revolution of 1917, Kuleshov joined the Bolsheviks and sided with the Red Army in the Russian Civil War of 1918-1919, which was a continuation of the First World War. He covered the war on the Eastern front with a documentary crew. After the end of the Civil War, the Communist Party solidified control of the country, thus helping Kuleshov's career. His friend, Vladimir Gardin, appointed him instructor at the Moscow Film School. There he made a career as director and teacher. In 1920, he directed a war film Na krasnom fronte (1920), a government sponsored film about the Red Army. For some time Kuleshov continued wearing the Red Army uniform, to show his loyalty to the new government.
He studied the techniques of Hollywood directors, particularly D.W. Griffith and Mack Sennett and introduced such innovations as crosscutting in editing and montage into Russian cinema. For his experiments Kuleshov was cutting old silent films from the archives of Khanzhonkov, Bauer and other private studios nationalized by the socialist govenment. Kuleshov used the archives of old silent movies for his own cutting experiments and thus most of the film archives was destroyed. Kuleshov remained quiet about this part of his career when he experimented with editing technique. He focused on putting two shots together to achieve a new meaning.
The "Kuleshov effect" is using the Pavlovian physiology to manipulate the impression made by an image and thus to spin the viewer's perception of that image. To demonstrate such manipulation, Kuleshov took a shot of popular Russian actor Ivan Mozzhukhin's expressionless face from an early silent film. He then edited the face together with three different endings: a plate of soup, a seductive woman, a dead child in a coffin. The audiences believed that Ivan Mozzhukhin acted differently looking at the food, the girl, or the coffin, showing an expression of hunger, desire, or grief respectively. Actually the face of Ivan Mozzhukhin in all three cases was one and the same shot repeated over and over again. Viewers own emotional reactions become involved in manipulation. Images spin those who are prone to be spun. Although editing and montage have already been used in art, architecture, fashion, politics, book publishing, theatrical productions and religious events (just look at placement of icons in churches, or photos in books, or pictures at exhibitions), the use of such editing in silent films was innovative and eventually led to more advanced visual effects.
Vsevolod Pudovkin, who claimed to have been the co-creator of Kuleshov's experiment, later described how the audience "raved about the acting... the heavy pensiveness of Ivan Mozzhukhin's mood over the soup, the deep sorrow with which he looked on the dead child, and the lust with which he observed the woman. But we knew that in all three cases the face was exactly the same." Kuleshov demonstrated the effect of editing that was successfully used in montage of such films, as Battleship Potemkin (1925) and Konets Sankt-Peterburga (1927) among other Soviet films. Kuleshov's good education, as well as his connections among Russian intellectual elite also helped his career.
At that time, Kuleshov and a group of his students, among them actress Aleksandra Khokhlova, collaborated on several movies that are now generally regarded as seminal films in Russian cinema. Among them are The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks (1924), a satire on clash of civilizations showing naive American Christian pastor who comes to Russia just to be robbed twice, but then helped by exemplary Soviet policeman. In 1926 he produced his most popular film, By the Law (1926), based on a Jack London story. The movie was successful in Russia and especially in Europe. In 1933, he directed The Great Consoler (1933), based on biography of American writer O. Henry. The film was highly praised by Osip Brik and Lilya Brik. It was an interesting advancement in Kuleshov's experimental style.
In 1936, he received his Ph.D and became professor of directing and Moscow Film School. In 1941, Kuleshov's book 'Osnovy kinorezhissury' (aka... Fundamentals of Film Direction) was published in Moscow. Kuleshov was promoted to high position within the Soviet film industry and was designated Doctor of Science for the book, which was translated in several languages and became regarded among filmmakers worldwide.
During WWII, Kuleshov made two films. One, made in collaboration with writer Arkadiy Gaydar, was Klyatva Timura (1942). To complete the film, Kuleshov with his film crew was moved on Soviet government expense from cold Moscow to warm Stalinabad, the capital of Turkmenistan. There, in 1943, together with his wife, Aleksandra Khokhlova, he directed his last movie, We from the Urals (1944), a film about young Soviet boys making heroic efforts in the Eastern Front of WWII. After that, he returned from Central Asia back to Moscow. The Soviet capital was recovering after attacks of Nazi armies. For his contribution to art, and also for his dedication to communist ideas, a prestigious position as Artistic Director of the Moscow Film Institute (VGIK) where he worked for the next 25 years. Over the course of his career, his students were hundreds of Soviet filmmakers, such as directors Vsevolod Pudovkin, Boris Barnet, Mikhail Kalatozov and many others. His most trusted and devoted friend was Sergei Eisenstein.
Kuleshov visited Paris and presented a retrospective of his films in 1962. There he enjoyed much attention from international media. His friends in the Western world included many celebrities, such as Yves Montand, Louis Aragon, Elsa Triolet among others. Kuleshov was member of the Jury at 1966 Venice Film Festival and attended other film festivals as a special guest. He made several exclusive trips outside of the Soviet Union.Kuleshov was a friend of the State security chief, KGB General V.N. Merkulov.
Kuleshov was awarded Order of Lenin, Order of Red Banner, was designated People's Artist of Russia (1969), and received other decorations and perks from the Soviet government.
Outside of his film career, Lev Kuleshov was fond of hunting, he owned a collection of exclusive hunting guns and often used them to kill game outside of Moscow and in Southern Russia. He also spent much time at Mediterranean resort near Yalta in Crimea and often made hunting trips in that area. Kuleshov was married to his student Aleksandra Khokhlova, and lived with his wife in a prestigious block on Lenin Prospect in central Moscow. There he died in 1970, and was laid to rest in Moscow's most prestigious Novodevichy Cemetery. Kuleshov's funeral took place while the Soviet Union was celebrating the centennial anniversary of the former leader Vladimir Lenin.- Actor
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Oleg Fomin was born on 21 May 1962 in Tambov, Tambovskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR. He is an actor and director, known for Next (2002), Mytar (1997) and Vremya vashey zhizni (1992).- Russian actor Vladimir Zeldin was born 10 February 1915 in Moscow, Russia. A centenarian, he was among the longest-serving stage performers and continued acting up until his death.
Zeldin became an all-Union celebrity in 1941 starring in the leading role in the musical comedy They Met in Moscow (1941) by Ivan Pyrev. His other famous movie works include Boris Olenich in Symphony of Life (1948), Aldemaro in Uchitel tantsev (1952), a clown in Carnival Night (1956), Alexander Serebryakov in Uncle Vanya (1970), Judge in Ten Little Indians (1987) grandfather in Politseiskiye i vory (1998) and Olga's Father in Ukrainian TV-Series Svaty (2008).
From 1945 Vladimir Zeldin performed in the Russian Army Theatre. His most famous role was Aldemaro in The Dancing Master play by Lope de Vega. Other popular roles include Tranio in The Taming of the Shrew, Aleksandr Vladimirovich Serebryakov in Uncle Vanya, Albert Gregor in The Makropulos Affair, Frank Gardner in Mrs. Warren's Profession and others. The Most Honest, a satirical play about an elderly Baron Munchausen, was written by Grigori Gorin on Zeldin's suggestion and with him in mind.
In February 2005, Vladimir Zeldin celebrated his 90th birthday by performing in the new musical Man of La Mancha where he starred both as Don Quixote and Miguel de Cervantes. The role of Don Quixote quickly became his signature role and he closely associated himself with the character.
In October 2013, at the age of 98 he took part in the 2014 Winter Olympics torch relay, becoming the oldest torchbearer in history for that time.
He celebrated his 101st birthday on stage by performing the leading role in the play Dance with the Master and written specially for him.
Vladimir Zeldin died on 31 October 2016 and was buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow. - Writer
Yevgeni Ivanovich Zamyatin was born on February 1, 1884, in Lebedyan, Tambov Province, Russia. His father, named Ivan Dmitrievich Zamyatin, was a Russian Orthodox priest and a schoolmaster. His mother, named Maria Aleksandrovna (nee Platonova), was a pianist. Young Zamyatin grew up at the family estate, where he read voraciously, and his mother played his favorite music of Frédéric Chopin.
Young Zamyatin excelled in literature and mathematics. From 1896-1902 he studied at the Voronezh Gymnasium and graduated with the Gold Medal. He studied naval engineering at the St. Petersburg Polytechnical Institute from 1902-1908. While a student he joined the Bolshevik (communist) party. In 1905 Zamyatin participated in the student demonstration against the Tsar Nicholas II and was arrested and exiled. In 1906 he returned from exile and continued his studies in Finland. In 1908 Zamyatin graduated as a naval engineer, and worked at the Department of Naval Architecture of Russian Imperial Navy in St. Petersburg. He was exiled to Nikolaev shipyard in 1911 but was amnestied in 1913. He continued his work and wrote several articles on ship construction. During WWI he was sent to Engand and worked at shipyards of London, Glazgo, Sunderland, and Newcastle upon Tyne in 1916-1917, supervising the construction of icebreakers. There Zamyatin was in charge of design and building of the largest Russian icebreaker "St. Aleksandr Nevsky" (renamed icebreaker "Lenin" after the Russian Revolution of 1917).
Zamyatin's early stories 'Odin' (Alone 1908), 'Devushka' (Maid 1909) were published in magazines, while he lived in St. Petersburg illegally. His first book 'Uezdnoe' (A Provincial Tale 1912) satirized life in a small Russian town. It was praised by Maxim Gorky and other important literary figures. Zamyatin's anti-military story 'Na Kulichkah' (At The World's End 1913) was a satire on Russian military. The book was banned by the Russian military censorship and all copies were destroyed. Zamyatin was brought to trial and exiled to the Northern shipyard of Kem. Later he was acquitted but the book remained under ban. After the Russian Revolution of 1917, he returned from England to Russia, and again published his previously banned book 'Na Kulichkah'. Zamyatin called for salvation of culture, freedoms, and human values, because he was shocked by the deterioration of life after the Russian Revolution. From 1919-1925 Zamyatin worked with Maxim Gorky, Alexander Block, and Nikolai Gumilev on the World Literature project, for which he edited Russian translations of such writers, as O. Henry, H. G. Wells, Jack London, and others. In 1921 Zamyatin became associated with the literary group "Serapionovy Bratya" (Serapion Brothers), with such writers, as Mikhail Zoschenko, Konstantin Fedin, Vsevolod Ivanov, Veniamin Kaverin, Yuriy Olesha, Nikolai Tikhonov, and others. At that time Zamyatin fearlessly criticized Soviet policy of "Red Terror" and intimidation of intellectuals.
In 1920 Zamyatin wrote his anti-Utopian novel 'My' (We), which was smuggled to Berlin, then to the United States and was first published in English in 1924. 'We' was the very first anti-Utopian novel ever written. In 'We' Zamyatin satirized a totalitarian police-controlled One State (or United State in some translations), where people have numbers rather than names, and every moment of their day is regulated by the Book of Hours. Tamed people live in glass homes and even sex is rationed with pink coupons. The One State is surrounded by a wall of glass and outside is an untamed wilderness of green jungle, where free people live. The main hero, named D-503, is a mathematician who is building a gigantic spaceship for One State, which will serve the plan of enforcing the "Happiness" of One State all-over the Universe. D-503 is oblivious to real human feelings until he falls in love with I-330; she helps him develop a soul and imagination. She also connects him to a pro-freedom group living in the green jungle. Brainwashed D-503 is incapable of building a reliable relationship with I-330, he betrays her love and coldly watches her execution. With other obedient citizens of One State, D-503 is forced to undergo the "rewarding" Great Operation, which destroys the part of the brain which controls creativity, imagination and passion. That turns them back into "happy" members of the perfect society, that is to say, zombies. Zamyatin's manuscript secretly circulated among Russian writers in 1920's and was banned by the Soviet censorship for over 60 years until 1988.
After publication of his novel 'We' abroad Zamyatin was ostracized by pro-Soviet writers. All his writings and theatrical plays were banned. He was deprived of livelihood and suffered from depression. Only in 1931, after the intercession of Maxim Gorky, Zamyatin was given the permission to leave Soviet Union by Joseph Stalin himself. Zamyatin settled in Paris with his wife, Lyudmila Usova. In 1934 Zamyatin was invited to the Union of Writers by its Chairman Maxim Gorky, but he did not go back to Russia. He maintained a modest and secluded life; the rare exceptions were his communication with Ivan Bunin and participation in Anti-Fascist congress in 1935-1936. In Paris Zamyatin wrote a screenplay Anna Karenina and developed his earlier banned play 'Atilla' into the novel 'Bich Bozhy' (Scourge of God 1938) which was published posthumously. He died of a heart attack on March 10, 1937, and was laid to rest in Thiais cemetery, near Paris.
Zamyatin's novel 'We' (1924) preceded and influenced the Brave New World' (1932) by Aldous Huxley, as well, as '1984' (1948) by George Orwell, and 'Farenheit 451' (1953) by Ray Bradbury. Only in 1988, under Mikhail Gorbachev, 'We' was allowed for the first publication in Russia.
"True literature can be created only by madmen, hermits, heretics, dreamers, rebels, and skeptics", wrote Zamyatin.- Oleg Kochetov was born on 20 December 2005 in Tambov, Russia. He is an actor, known for Zagaday lyubov (2023) and Predposlednyaya instanciya (2022).
- Natalia Sindeeva was born on 11 June 1971 in Michurinsk, Tambov region, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is a producer, known for Etyudy o svobode (2018), Zavtra (2014) and F@ck This Job (2021).
- Andrey Makarov was born on 6 February 1973 in Tambov, Tambovskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is an actor, known for Magnitnye buri (2003), Senit zon (1990) and Antikiller 2: Antiterror (2003).
- Zofia Jamry was born on 27 February 1918 in Morshansk, Tambov Governorate, RSFSR [now Tambov Oblast, Russia]. She was an actress, known for Theatre Macabre (1971), Pamietnik pani Hanki (1963) and Jak byc kochana (1963). She died on 29 December 2006 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Bobrov Vsevolod Mikhailovich (December 1, 1922, Morshansk, Tambov province, Soviet Russia - July 1, 1979, Moscow, RSFSR, USSR) - Soviet football player, hockey player, football and hockey coach. Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1948), Honored Trainer of the USSR (1967). Member of the CPSU since 1952. Since 1938, Vsevolod Bobrov played for the football team of the Leningrad Dynamo. He graduated from the seven-year school, then the FZU school, having received the specialty of a 4th-level toolmaker. During the war, Bobrov worked in Omsk, at the evacuated Voskov Sestroretsk plant, as a mechanical assembler in the artillery sights manufacturing workshop. In August 1942 he entered the Omsk quartermaster school, which he successfully graduated in late 1943. From early childhood, Vsevolod, under the influence of his father, was fond of football and hockey, which determined his future fate, played football and hockey for local Omsk teams. In 1945, Bobrov, who received a military rank, ended up in the Central Military District (the team at that time was called the "lieutenant team"). For the first time going on the field for an army team in May 1945, Vsevolod made a double into the gates of the Moscow Lokomotiv. In the second round of the championship, Bobrov scored goals in each match, achieving a unique result: in 21 matches, the striker hit the opponents' goal 24 times and became the top scorer in the USSR championship (however, the CSKA finished the season only in second place, but managed to win the USSR Cup). Such a bright game of Bobrov did not leave indifferent the coach of Moscow Dynamo Mikhail Yakushin, who invited the striker to take part in his team on a tour of the UK. Dinamo team played with dignity, having won two matches and tied twice (the most striking match they played against the London Arsenal, which they won with a score of 4: 3). Vsevolod took part in all matches and became the team's top scorer, scoring six goals. In parallel with football, Bobrov also played ball hockey (or Russian hockey), which allowed players to maintain good shape in the offseason. As part of the CDCA Bobrov won two USSR Cups, scoring decisive goals in both finals. However, after that, he focused on football and ice hockey. For the football CDKA in the USSR championships, Bobrov spent 79 matches in which he scored 80 goals. In 1947, he, together with his partner Valentin Nikolaev, became the top scorer of the USSR championship for the second time in his career (both forwards chalked up 14 goals). In 1948, he scored a decisive goal against the Dynamo Moscow, which allowed the CDKA to become the USSR champion. In total, during this period, the CDCA three times became the champion of the USSR, and also won two USSR Cups. Since 1950, Bobrov played for the football Air Force, and in 1953 he spent several matches with Moscow Spartak (and replenished his trophy collection with another championship). After this, numerous injuries forced Bobrov to focus on hockey, ending his career as a football player. True, in 1952, Bobrov as part of the USSR national team (as captain) took part in the 1952 Olympics and scored five goals in three games. The confrontation with the national team of Yugoslavia became truly dramatic: in the first match, the Soviet national team lost 1: 5, but thanks to Bobrov's hat-trick she managed to equalize, and the replay ended with the score 3: 1 in favor of the Yugoslavs, despite the fact that Bobrov opened the score is already in the 6th minute. After the departure from the tournament, the CDKA team was disbanded, and many athletes were sanctioned. He died at the 57th year of life on July 1, 1979 from pulmonary embolism. He was buried at Kuntsevsky cemetery in Moscow.
- Olga Yakovleva was born on 14 March 1941 in Tambov, Tambovskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is an actress, known for Otklonenie - nol (1978), Za vsyo v otvete (1973) and Beshenoe zoloto (1977). She was previously married to Anatoli Efros.
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Valeriy Pereverzev is an artist, filmmaker and creator of several private museums.
He currently lives and works in Moscow. Valeriy came to the cinema through video recordings of his performances, installations and exhibits.
"For a long time I did not introduce myself as a filmmaker, although I was making films, but I saw all of them as science-popular videos or auxiliary lecture material." - Valeriy Pereverzev.
Valeriy considers that his first film is "Panopticon: Prison Island", a mockumentary from 2015, although he has previously made and released film "Portrait of the Executioner" (2013) and "Being an Executioner" (2014).
"Panopticon: Prison Island" film won the Grand Prize for the Honolulu Film Festival (2016) and received "Best Horror" award during the Kaplya Film Festival in Moscow (2015) and was also selected in the out-of-competition program for the Cannes Film Festival (2015).
In 2016 he start to work for the horror thriller series called "The Bluebeard's very own Top 5". In 2017 his two works were released: two episodes of these series: "The Bluebeard's very own Top 5: Islands of Death" and "The Bluebeard's very own Top 5: Deadly Billboards".
The first film in the series was selected in the out-of- competition program for the Cannes Film Festival in 2017. The 2019 year became one of the most important years in Valeriy's directing biography: during that year a large number of 1-minute films were made, the idea and script for a feature crime drama film consisting of several novellas were developed and his new experimental film entitled "Barbara" has received worldwide acclaim for its inclusion in competition at one of America's oldest film festivals - Ann Arbor Film Festival.
"Barbara" get well awarded from all over the World: it gets the "Best Experimental Film" award during at the Florence Film Awards (2019), Kaduna International Film Festival (2020), Venice Film Awards (2020), White Nights Film Festival (2020); won "Best Drama" award during the "Hollywood Blood Horror Film Festival" (2019); has been screened on different national television channels in few African countries and in India and has been selected for many European film festivals.
In 2020 Valeriy Pereverzev became a member of the film community for "Raindance Film Festival" (one of the world's most prestigious film festivals with Academy Award qualifications, BAFTA and Canadian Screen Award nominations). By the end of 2020 the artist finished to work for a high-budget experimental short film entitled "Your Turn: Reverse Perspective", which is currently at the start of its "festival" period of living.
Valeriy Pereverzev has now completed work on a feature film "The Brat."- Director
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Ivan Aksenchuk was born on 20 September 1918 in village Prosyanye Polyany, Elatma uyezd, Tambov Governorate, RSFSR [now Kadomsky District, Ryazan Oblast, Russia]. He was a director and assistant director, known for Volshevnoye zerkalo (1958), The Adventures of the Magic Globe or Witch's Tricks (1991) and Music of Revolution (1987). He died on 17 July 1999 in Moscow, Russia.- Yuri Zhirkov was born on 20 August 1983 in Tambov, Tambovskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR. He is an actor, known for The Abigail Show (2010), 2012-2013 UEFA Europa League (2012) and 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia (2018).
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Yakov Bliokh was born in 1895 in Tambov, Tambov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Tambov Oblast, Russia]. He was a director and producer, known for Battleship Potemkin (1925), Shanhkayskiy dokument (1928) and Noch pered Rozhdestvom (1951). He died on 5 July 1957 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].- Olga Iwinskaja was born on 16 June 1912 in Tambov, Russian Empire [now Russia]. She died on 8 September 1995 in Moscow, Russia.
- Aleksandr Konev is a Russian theater and film actor, poet, author of books.
In 2009 he graduated from the Tambov State University named after Derzhavin, department of acting art, specialty "actor of theater and cinema". From 2005 to 2009 - actor of the folk theater "Renaissance" (Tambov). From 2009 to 2014 - actor of the Malyshchitskiy Chamber Theater (St. Petersburg). In September 2014, Aleksandr Konev was accepted into the troupe of the Youth Theater on the Fontanka.
Since 2014, he has been acting in films, making his debut in the films Streets of Broken Lights (1998) and The Chief (2012). Then there were works in the projects Mentovskaya saga (2018), Nashe schastlivoye zavtra (2017), Takaya rabota (2015) and Akvatoriya (2017).
In 2017, he began acting in the title role of the criminal detective Nevskiy (2016), in which he played the role of Lyonya Kundryakov. - Sergey F. Akhromeyev was born on 5 May 1923 in Vindrey, Tambov Governorate, RSFSR, USSR [now Republic of Mordovia, Russia]. He died on 23 August 1991 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
- Aleksei Novikov-Priboy was born on 12 March 1877 in Matveyevskoye, Spassk Uyezd, Tambov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Tambov Oblast, Russia]. He was a writer, known for The Bay of Death (1926), Eralashnyy reys (1978) and Esimese järgu kapten (1958). He was married to Mariya Lyudwigovna. He died on 29 April 1944 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
- Nikolai Virta was born on 19 December 1906 in village Kalikino, Tambov uyezd, Tambov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Tokaryovsky District, Tambov Oblast, Russia]. He was a writer, known for The Victors and the Vanquished (1949), Zagovor obrechyonnykh (1950) and Pobeg iz tyurmy (1978). He died on 9 January 1976 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
- Lidiya Koreneva was born on 11 August 1885 in Tambov, Tambov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Tambov Oblast, Russia]. She was an actress, known for Her Sister's Rival (1916), Korol Parizha (1917) and Na dalnem vostoke (1937). She died on 2 July 1982 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
- Vladimir Semyonov was born on 16 February 1911 in Krasnoslobodskoye, Tambov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Inokovka, Tambov Oblast, Russia]. He died on 18 December 1992 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Nikolai Annenkov, one of Russian theatre's most eloquent voices who was a descendant of liberated peasants, was a leading actor of Maly Theatre and teacher of many film stars.
He was born Nikolai Aleksandrovich Kokin on September 21, 1899, in the village of Inzhaviono, Tambov province, Russian Empire. His grandfather was a liberated Russian peasant who started his own farming business. His father, named Aleksandr Ivanovich Kokin, became a prosperous farmer and trader. His mother, named Anna Ivanovna Kokina (nee Kazakina), was a homemaker and raised six children. From 1910-1917 he studied at Tambov Gymnasium, then at Moscow Institute of Communications. From 1919-1922 he served in Cavalry of the Red Army during the Russian Civil War. From 1922-1924 he studied at Shchepkin School of Acting at Maly Theatre in Moscow.
From 1922-1999 Annenkov was a permanent member of the legendary troupe at Maly Academic Theatre in Moscow. There he played over 200 roles on stage. He began his acting career as a stage partner of Maria Ermolova. He worked on stage with such actors as Yelena Gogoleva, A. Yablochkina, Varvara Massalitinova, Vsevolod Aksyonov, Yevdokiya Turchaninova, Vera Pashennaya, Olga Sadovskaya, Elina Bystritskaya, Rufina Nifontova, Boris Babochkin, Mikhail Zharov, Igor Ilyinsky, Yuriy Solomin, and many other notable Russian actors.
Nikolai Annenkov was famous for his special voice and an authentic, eloquent Russian speech. His voice was loved by millions of radio listeners for his radio-readings from classic literature. His eloquent narration for the 24-hour-long documentary about the art collection and history of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg won him numerous awards. Annenkov's stage performances were admired by such directors as Vsevolod Meyerhold, Konstantin Stanislavsky, Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, and Aleksandr Tairov, as well as by critics and public across Russia.
Annenkov celebrated his 100th birthday on stage of Maly Theatre in Moscow. His birthday party was attended by many celebrities, political and cultural figures of Russia. He was awarded three State Prizes of the USSR and Russia, and was designated People's Artist of the USSR (1960). From 1946-1999 he taught at Shchepkin School of Maly Theatre. There his students were such actors as Oleg Dal, Viktor Pavlov, Georgi Obolensky, Mikhail Kononov, Vitali Solomin, and many other notable Russian actors.
Nikolai Annenkov passed away on September 30, 1999, at the age of 100, and was laid to rest in Novodevichi Convent Cemetery in Moscow, Russia.
"Russian is one of the best languages to convey the most subtle motions of soul", said Nikolai Annenkov. - Special Effects
Mikhail Semyonov was born on 28 October 1915 in Village of Lyubo-Chistopolye, Lipetsk Uyezd, Tambov Governorate, Russian Empire. Mikhail is known for The Victors and the Vanquished (1949), The Train Goes East (1948) and Volnyy veter (1961). Mikhail died on 23 May 1968 in Moscow, Soviet Union.- Actor
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Vasili Vanin was born on 13 January 1898 in Tambov, Russian Empire [now Russia]. He was an actor and director, known for We Will Come Back (1942), Nashestvie (1945) and Svadba Krechinskogo (1953). He died on 12 May 1951 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].- Sergei Filatov was born on 25 September 1926 in Lysyye Gory, Tambov Governorate, RSFSR, USSR [now Tambov Oblast, Russia]. He died on 3 April 1997 in Moscow, Russia.
- Mariya Kochur was born on 31 July 1942 in Tambov, Tambovskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR. She is an actress, known for Naimychka (1964), Sumka, polnaya serdets (1964) and The Final Journey (2017).
- Composer
- Sound Department
Sergei Pototsky was born on 19 September 1883 in Tambov, Tambov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Tambov Oblast, Russia]. He was a composer, known for Kashchei the Immortal (1945), By the Bluest of Seas (1936) and Sluchainaya vstrecha (1936). He died on 29 January 1958 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].- Mikhail A. Menshikov was born on 21 November 1902 in Posevkino, Borisoglebsk Uyezd, Tambov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Voronezh Oblast, Russia]. He died on 21 July 1976 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
- Valeri Zhelobinsky was born on 9 November 1913 in Tambov, Tambov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Tambov Oblast, Russia]. Valeri was a composer, known for Anna (1936), Bolshie krylya (1937) and Red Army Days (1935). Valeri died on 13 August 1946 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia].
- Production Designer
- Art Department
- Art Director
Aleksandr Tolkachov was born on 28 October 1946 in village Chakino, Rzhaksinsky District, Tambov Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was a production designer and art director, known for Russkiy bunt (2000), The Island (2006) and Scenes from Life of People on Leave (1981). He died on 24 September 2015.- Script and Continuity Department
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Roza Budantseva was born on 30 December 1924 in Goreloye, RSFSR, USSR [now Tambov Oblast, Russia]. She was a writer, known for Ishchu moyu sudbu (1975), Polovodye (1963) and Saltanat (1955). She died on 12 August 1990.- Rashel Gedalyova was born on 7 December 1954 in Tambov, RSFSR, USSR. She was an actress, known for Holdárnyék (1990) and Isklyuchenie bez pravil (1986). She died on 9 October 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel.
- Nikolay Trusov was born on 14 November 1920 in Lebedyan, Tambov Governorate, RSFSR [now Lipetsk Oblast, Russia]. He is an actor, known for Vostochny koridor (1967), Razvyazka (1969) and Pyatero s neba (1969).
- Vadim Meshcheryakov was born on 27 December 2000 in Tambov, Russia. He is an actor, known for Krasnyy 5 (2022) and Pancher (2024).
- Aleksandra Kozhevnikova was born on 23 May 1955 in Tambov, Tambov Oblast, USSR. She is an actress, known for Les, v kotoryy ty nikogda ne voydesh (1978) and Koren zhizni (1977).
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Aleksandr Pavlovich Nazarov is Soviet and Russian film and theater actor. From 1964 to 1980 - artist of the Moscow Academic Theater named after Vladimir Mayakovsky. In 1980-1988 Nazarov worked under contracts (artist of films). In 1988-1996 he was an artist of the Moscow Odeon Theater under the direction of Yevgeniy Radomyslenskiy. From 1996 to 2005 - artist of the Theater "Taganka's Actors". He made his film debut in the role of Arkadiy Ershov in the film Rezo Chkheidze Father of a Soldier (1964). Starred in popular Soviet films and television films. He voiced father-wolf and Kaa in the first and fifth parts of the animated film of Roman Davydov The Adventures of Mowgli (1973).- Volf Glikin was born on 22 December 1922 in Yelets, Tambov Governorate, RSFSR [now Lipetsk Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Delo Bobrova (1977). He died on 22 June 1985 in Voronezh, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
- Svetlana Nageykina was born on 2 February 1965 in Tambov, RSFSR, Soviet Union [now Russia].