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- Sonya Tayurskaya was born on 1 May 1990 in Irkutsk, Russia. She is an actress, known for Little Big: Hypnodancer (2020), Oliver Tree & Little Big: The Internet (2021) and Little Big: Hateful Love (2016).
- Galina Belyaeva was born on 26 April 1961 in Irkutsk, Irkutskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is an actress, known for The Black Arrow (1985), Anna Pavlova (1983) and Vsyo reshayet mgnoveniye (1979). She has been married to Sergey Doychenko since 1989. They have two children. She was previously married to Emil Loteanu.
- Viktoria Miroshnichenko was born on 17 May 1994 in Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia. She is an actress, known for Beanpole (2019), The White List (2023) and At Close Distance (2021).
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He was an ethnic Tatar. He was educated at the Leningrad Ballet School and starred with Kirov Ballet. His first film was a USSR short Le Corsaire (1958). While performing in Paris in 1961 he defected to the West. He then performed internationally, becoming an Austrian citizen in 1982. The English/French documentary I Am a Dancer (1972), directed by Pierre Jourdan featured him and his long-time partner Margot Fonteyn. He played Rudolph Valentino in the film Valentino (1977) and Daniel Jelline in Exposed (1983), his last film. In 1982, he starred in the US stage revival of "The King and I".- Director
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Mikhail Romm was born in 1901, into a Russian-Jewish family, in the Siberian city of Irkutsk, Russia. He served in the Red Army in 1918-21 as an Inspector of the Special Forces for Food Supplies. He was in charge of confiscations of bread and food from the wealthier farmers (kulaks) in Central Russia. Romm later was avoiding any discussions regarding this painful memories, though he used his experience in the films about Lenin.
He graduated from the Moscow Institute of Arts and Technology as a sculptor (1925), where he studied under Anna Golubkina. Worked as a sculptor and interpreter. In 1928-30 he worked at Institute for extra-scholastic studies as researcher on the theory of Cinematography. From 1931 he worked at Mosfilm Studios, where he made his first film 'Pyshka' (1934). His next film '13' (1936) was considered the first Soviet "eastern" (a Soviet answer to "western"). During the years of "Great Terror" under Joseph Stalin Romm made two features and a documentary about Lenin.
His criminal drama 'Murder on the Dante Street' (1956) was the first film for the great Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy. After an eight-year brake Romm made his 'Nine Days in One Year' (1962). It was an excellent psychological drama about the life and death of nuclear physicists. After the political shifts during and after the "Thaw", started by Nikita Khrushchev, Romm devoted his talent to documentary material. He worked like a sculptor, cutting through the massive Nazi archives of documentaries in Germany. His work was rewarded with an astounding result - 'Tiumph over violence' (1965) in which he also was a narrator. His last film 'I vse-taki Ya Veryu' (1974) was finished by his disciples Marlen Khutsiev and Elem Klimov.- Yan Tsapnik was born on 15 August 1968 in Irkutsk, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is an actor, known for Palma (2021), Gorko! (2013) and Gaishniki (2008). He has been married to Galina Tsapnik since 1998. They have one child.
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Valéry Inkijinoff was born on 25 March 1895 in Irkutsk, Russian Empire [now Russia]. He was an actor and director, known for A Man's Head (1933), The Tiger of Eschnapur (1959) and The Aeronauts (1967). He died on 26 September 1973 in Brunoy, Essonne, France.- Olga Khokhlova was born on 25 December 1965 in Angarsk, Irkutsk Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is an actress, known for Novogodnyaya istoriya (1997), 12 (2007) and Izmeny (2015). She has been married to Vyasheslav Shikalov since 1986. They have two children.
- Kristina Babushkina was born on 18 January 1978 in Irkutsk, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is an actress, known for Guardians of the Night (2016), Alisa v strane chudes and Dalnoboyshchiki (2001). She has been married to Andrey since 29 July 2017. She was previously married to Stanislav Duzhnikov.
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Ekaterina Markova was born on 18 November 1946 in Irkutsk, Irkutskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is an actress and writer, known for Tretiy v pyatom ryadu (1984), Zhelayu uspekha (1980) and Matters of the Heart (1974). She was previously married to Georgiy Taratorkin.- Aleksey Filimonov was born on 3 February 1981 in Irkutsk, Irkutskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is an actor, known for Another Year (2014), Great Poetry (2019) and Vertinskiy (2021). He is married to Olga Filimonova. They have one child.
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Ivan Vyrypaev was born on 3 August 1974 in Irkutsk, Irkutskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is a writer and director, known for Euphoria (2006), Kislorod (2009) and UFO (2020). He has been married to Karolina Gruszka since 2007. They have one child. He was previously married to Polina Agureeva.- Actor
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Nikolai Okhlopkov was born on May 15, 1900, in Irkutsk, Russia. He studied acting at Soviet State Experimental Workshops. From 1923 - 1930 Okhlopkov was member of the troupe at the Theatre of Vsevolod Meyerhold in Moscow. From 1937 - 1943 he was a permanent member of the troupe at Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow. There his stage partners were such actors as Ruben Simonov, Boris Zakhava, Mikhail Astangov, Vladimir Etush, Varvara Popova, Yuliya Borisova, Andrei Abrikosov, Grigori Abrikosov, Boris Babochkin, and Aleksandr Grave, among others.
In 1924 he made his film debut in the silent movie Banda batki Knysha (1924) by director Aleksandr Razumnyj. He shot to fame and was awarded the Stalin's Prize for his roles as Vasili in the 1930s propaganda franchise Lenin in October (1937) and Lenin in 1918 (1939) both films by director Mikhail Romm. He was also active as film writer and director, as well as theatrical director in Leningrad, and opera director at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.
Nikolai Okhlopkov was the Vice-Minister of Culture of the Soviet Union (1955 - 1957). He was designated People's Actor of the USSR (1948), and was awarded the State Prize of the USSR five times (1941, 1947, 1949, and twice in 1951). Nikolai Okhlopkov died of a heart failure on January 8, 1967, in Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, and was laid to rest in the Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow, Russia.- Music Department
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Yevgeni Yevtushenko (Evgeni Evtushenko) is a Russian poet, writer, actor, and film director who is best known for his poem 'Babi Yar' and the eponymous symphony made in collaboration with composer Dmitri Shostakovich.
He was born Yevgeni Aleksandrovich Gangnus (later he took his mother's last name, Evtushenko) on July 18, 1933 in Zima, Irkutsk region, Siberia, Russia. His maternal grandfather, named Ermolai Naumovich Evtushenko, was a Red Army officer during the Russian Revolution and the Civil War. His father, named Aleksandr Rudolfovich Gangnus, was a geologist, as well as his mother, named Zinaida Ermolaevna Evtushenko; who later became a singer. He accompanied his father on geological expeditions to Kazakhstan in 1948, and to Altai, Siberia, in 1950.
Young Yevtushenko wrote his first verses and humorous songs "chastushki" while living in Zima, Siberia. After the Second World War Yevtushenko moved to Moscow. From 1951-1954 he studied at the Gorky Institute of Literature in Moscow, from which he dropped out. In 1952 he joined the Union of Soviet Writers after publication of his first collection of poetry. His early poem 'So mnoyu chto-to proiskhodit' (Someting is happening to me) became a very popular song, in performance by actor-songwriter Aleksandr Dolsky. In 1955 Yevtushenko wrote a poem about the Soviet borders being an obstacle in his life. He was banned from traveling, but gained wide popularity with the Russian public. His first important publication was the poem 'Stantsiya Zima' (Zima Junction 1956).
His success grew after the 1956 speech by Nikita Khrushchev denouncing Joseph Stalin. Khrushchev declared a cultural "Thaw" that allowed some freedom of expression. Yevtushenko's powerful poem "Nasledniki Stalina" (The Heirs of Stalin) claimed that the atmosphere of Stalinism was still dominating the country. It was initially published in the communist paper 'Pravda' in 1961, and was immediately censored. Yevtushenko became one of the most famous poets of the 50's and 60's in the Soviet Union. He was part of the 60's generation, which included such writers as Vasiliy Aksyonov, Andrei Voznesensky, Bella Akhmadulina, Robert Rozhdestvensky; as well as actors Andrey Mironov, Aleksandr Zbruev, Natalya Fateeva, and many others. As a close associate of writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and as a member of the 60's generation, Yevtushenko made an important contribution to promote progress, openness, human rights and freedoms in the former Soviet Union.
He was banned from traveling outside the Soviet Union in the 1960s. At that time the KGB Chairman Vladimir Semichastny and the next KGB Chairman Yuri Andropov reported to the Communist Politburo on the "Anti-Soviet activity of poet Yevtushenko", but he was not intimidated. In 1965, he joined Anna Akhmatova, Korney Ivanovich Chukovskiy, Jean-Paul Sartre and others and co-signed the letter of protest against the unfair trial of Joseph Brodsky. He also co-signed the letter against the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968. His poems covered a wide range of political issues from "Stalinism" to anti-war and patriotic themes, often causing a controversial perception of his eclectic style and views. Several of his lyrical poems were set to music and became popular Russian songs. In 1989 Yevtushenko was elected as a representative in the Soviet Parliament, where he was a member of the pro-democratic group supporting Mikhail Gorbachev.
Yevtushenko is known across the world for his powerful poem "Babi Yar", written in 1961. He protested the Soviet Union's refusal to recognize Babi Yar, a ravine in Kiev; as a site where Nazis committed a mass murder of 33,000 Jews in September of 1941. Yevtushenko and Dmitri Shostakovich worked together on the famous Symphony No. 13 titled "Babi Yar", a vocal setting of poems by Yevtushenko. It was first performed in Moscow on December 18, 1962 under the baton of Kirill Kondrashin. Yevtushenko and Shostakovich toured many countries with the performances of "Babi Yar", and made several recordings of the Symphony No. 13. The site of Babi Yar is now an important WWII memorial, that was built with the support of many contributors. This was partly the result of creative cooperation and outstanding artistry of both Yevtushenko and Shostakovich.
He was filmed as himself during the 50s as a performing poet-actor. Yevtushenko contributed lyrics to several Soviet films and contributed to the script of Soy Cuba (1964), a Soviet propaganda film. His acting career began with the leading role in 'Vzlyot (1979) by director Savva Kulish, where he played the leading role as Russian rocket scientist Tsiolkovsky. Yevtyshenko also made two films as a writer/director. His film 'Detsky Sad' (aka.. Kindergarten, 1983) and his last film, 'Pokhorony Stalina' (aka.. Stalin's Funeral, 1990) are dealing with life in the Soviet Union. He received numerous Russian and International awards for his literary works.
Yevgeni Yevtushenko has been teaching Russian literature at the University of Oklahoma in Tulsa for several years. He also teaches seminars on literature and gives public performances of his poetry. Yevtushenko tours Russia annually with public performances during the summer months. He lives and works in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and has a home in Moscow, Russia.- Vasiliy Kopeikin was born on 5 January 1993 in Shelekhov, Irkutsk, Russia. He is an actor, known for My, Like a Man (2022) and Why Don't You Just Die! (2018).
- Sergey Novosad was born on 29 July 1994 in Shelekhov, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. He is an actor, known for Vne igry (2018), Trudnye podrostki (2019) and 14+: Continued (2023). He has been married to Anastasiya Talyzina since 30 August 2024.
- Genija Rykova was born on 19 January 1986 in Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia. She is an actress, known for Rico, Oskar und der Diebstahlstein (2016), The Pasta Detectives 2 (2015) and Tatort (1970).
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Vladimir Ferapontov is a Soviet and Russian theater and film actor. Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.
Vladimir was born in the village of Melnitsa, Irkutsk Region. Later, the family moved to Ivanteevka near Moscow. His father, Pyotr Mikhaylovich, was a military. Mother, Anna Dmitrievna, worked as a weaver at factory. They had three sons, of whom Volodya was the eldest. By coincidence, all three brothers passed away in 2008.
At school Ferapontov was involved in a theater group. After graduating from school, he applied to the Shchepkinskoye school, where he was offered to pass exams immediately from the second round, and then he was accepted into the course of Mariya Knebel. In 1956 he graduated from college and entered the Moscow Music and Drama Theater "Romen", where he worked for six years. Vladimir also started acting in films. In 1962 he was admitted to the Film Actor's Studio Theater and played in many productions of this theater. He was engaged in concert activities, traveled around the country with the program "We are from the cinema."- In 1978 he graduated from the Theater School named after M.S. Shchepkin. Actor of the Maly Theater in Moscow. 1988-1990 played in performances of the Moscow Drama Theater "Sphere".
The voice of this actor is spoken by Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, "Lieutenant Colombo" and "Myth" washing powder, heroes of Mexican and Brazilian TV series, and also the favorite of children and adults - Alf, a funny fluffy alien from the planet Melmak. He has voiced over 5000 feature films. In the work on dubbing films, he often performs in tandem with his sister, actress Maria Klyukvina. - Natalya Burmistrova is a Russian film and theater actress.
Natalya was born in Usolye-Sibirskoe, but at the age of six, she moved with her parents to Latvian SSR, where she graduated from high school. Then she became a student of the Leningrad Institute of Fine Mechanics and Optics, but two years later she took the documents and entered the St. Petersburg Academy of Theater Arts, on the course of Andrey Andreev. In 2001 she graduated from St. Petersburg State Academy of Theater Arts and was accepted into the troupe of the St. Petersburg Academic Comedy Theater named after Nikolai Akimov (she worked in this theater until 2008).
Natalya Burmistrova became famous thanks to the role of Larisa, one of the main characters of the popular TV series NLS Agency (2001), in which she was invited as a student, being noticed at the graduation performance. - Stunts
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Prokhor Zikora was born on 22 July 1971 in Irkutsk, Russia. He is an actor, known for Hardcore Henry (2015), The Treasure of the Chinese Seas and Frontier (2018).- Based in Moscow. Born in the north of Russia, near Lake Baikal. He moved to Moscow with his actress mother in childhood, where he graduated from the Shchukin Theater Institute in 2001. Daniil starred in more than 80 projects. Has the Russian Film Festival Award for Best Actor in a Feature Film
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Ideya Garanina was born on 8 August 1937 in Irkutsk, Irkutskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. Ideya was a director and writer, known for The Cat Who Walked by Herself (1988), 100 gramm dlya khrabrosti (1977) and Crane's Feathers (1977). Ideya died on 19 March 2010 in Tver, Russia.- Vladimir Van-Zo-Li was born on 13 November 1909 in Irkutsk, Irkutsk uyezd, Irkutsk Governorate, Russian Empire [now Irkutsk Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Gentlemen of Fortune (1971), Ch. P. - Chrezvychainoe proisshestvie (1958) and Pogovorim, brat (1979). He died on 16 August 1998 in Moscow, Russia.
- Vladislav Kovalkov was born on 11 March 1934 in Irkutsk, RSFSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for Gorod zazhigaet ogni (1958), Nasledniki (1960) and Soldaty (1957). He died on 5 July 2003 in Moscow, Russia.