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Ravil Isyanov was born in 1962 in the Soviet Union in Greater Moscow area, the city of Voskresensk. Throughout childhood, Ravil attended classes in music, ballet, theatre, as well as going for sports - ice hockey, boxing and soccer among them. After completing his two years national service in the Soviet Air Force, Ravil worked for two seasons in Khabarovsk Theatre. Then, he studied in the Moscow Art Theatre School for four years. He simultaneously studied three summers at the Oxford branch of the British American Drama Academy. In 1990 Ravil went to the UK at the invitation of Theater Clwyd, Wales. After the collapse of the USSR, he stayed in Britain and continued working there. In 1998 he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his film career, where he worked and lived for the rest of his life.- Actor
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Aleksey Aleksandrovich Chadov was born on September 2, 1981, in Solntsevo, Moscow region, RSFSR, USSR, now a suburb of Moscow, Russia. He is the younger brother of actor Andrey Chadov. His father, Aleksandr Chadov, died in 1986, and both brothers were raised by their single mother. Their mother, Galina Petrovna Chadova, was an engineer turned accountant and teacher. She raised both brothers as best friends. The Chadov brothers look similar, but they are not twins, with sixteen months between them. They are good friends and are diligent colleagues in their respectful careers. They would often go together on casting calls, providing broader opportunities for directors.
Aleksey and his brother began acting at school, then continued as amateur actors at the municipal theater-studio in Peredelkino. His first acting teacher was Aleksey Kozhikhin. In 1992, at the age of 12, Aleksey was awarded for his stage performance and was sent to the Mediterranean resort of Antalia. During his school years he played a wide variety of characters in classical and contemporary plays. After graduating from school, he entered the Shchepkin Theatrical School in Moscow. There he studied acting in the class of Vladimir Seleznyov, and graduated as an actor in 2003. While a student, he made his film debut in a leading role in War (2002) ("War") by director Aleksey Balabanov. In 2002, Chadov received the Best Actor Award at the Montreal Film Festival.
Chadov is a Russian Orthodox Christian. He currently resides in Moscow, Russia.- Director
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Alexei Navalny was born on 4 June 1976 in Butyn, Moscow Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was a director and writer, known for Navalny (2022), The Case Is Solved. I Know Everyone Who Tried to Kill Me (2020) and Parazity (2020). He was married to Yulia Navalnaya. He died on 16 February 2024 in FKU IK-3 Prison, Kharp, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia.- Actor
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Vyacheslav Tikhonov was one of Russian cinema's best known faces, he survived hardship during the Second World War, and became renown for his portrayal of Russian aristocrats and intellectuals in several award-winning films, such as War and Peace (1965) and White Bim Black Ear (1977).
He was born Vyacheslav Vasilevich Tikhonov on February 8, 1928, in a small town of Pavlovsky Posad near Moscow, USSR (now Moscow, Russia). His father, Vasili Romanovich Tikhonov, was a technician at a local garment factory. His mother, Valentina Vyacheslavovna, was a kindergarten teacher. Tikhonov's first profession was that of a metal-worker during the Second World War. The war later became the main theme in some of his most notable film works. Young Tikhonov was obsessed with movies, his favorite actors were Nikolay Cherkasov as Aleksandr Nevsky, and Boris Babochkin as Chapaev. From 1945-1950 Tikhonov studied at the State Institute of Cinema (VGIK). He made his film debut in The Young Guard (1948) by director Sergey Gerasimov. During the filming of Molodaya Gvardiya Tikhonov met his first wife, Nonna Mordyukova. Their son, Vladimir Tikhonov, also became an actor, however, he suffered from a drug dependency and died. Vyacheslav Tikhonov met his second wife during the filming of We'll Live Till Monday (1968).
In the course of his career Tikhonov worked with some of the best Russian directors. He worked with director Stanislav Rostotskiy in five films, starting in Delo bylo v Penkove (1957). Their collaboration was especially fruitful in Dozhivem do ponedelnika (1969) and White Bim Black Ear (1977), which received an Academy Award-nomination. Before that, Tikhonov appeared in the leading role as Prince Bolkonsky in War and Peace (1965), an eight-hour epic film by actor-director Sergey Bondarchuk. In 1969 the film won the Academy Award as the best foreign-language film.
Tikhonov's most notable role on television was as Russian spy Stirlitz (Col. Maxim Isayev) in Seventeen Moments of Spring (1973), a popular TV series about a Russian intelligence agent operating in Berlin during WWII. The dual identity of Tikhonov's character is well played, and the film has won him millions of loyal fans. Tikhonov's consistent popularity made his character, Stirlitz, a hero in hundreds of jokes. After the role as Stirlitz, Tikhonov became typecast as a Soviet military character, and played heroic KGB officers and generals in several Soviet films during the 70s and 80s. In 2002 Vyacheslav Tikhonov suffered a heart attack. However, he soon recovered and returned to acting. In 2004 he played a role in a film produced by his daughter Anna Tikhonova. His last film-work was in Andersen. Zhizn bez lyubvi (2006) by director Eldar Ryazanov.
Vyacheslav Tikhonov was awarded the State Prize of the USSR and the State Prize of Russian Federation. He received numerous government awards and decorations and was designated People's Actor of the USSR (1974). Vyacheslav Tikhonov was residing in his country house in the prestigious village of Nikolina Gora, a suburb of Moscow. He died of a heart failure on the 4th of December, 2009, and was laid to rest in Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow, Russia.- Actor
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Oleg Borisovich Vidov was born in the suburbs of Moscow on 11 June 1943 to Varvara Vidova, a teacher, and Boris Nikolaievich Garnevich, an economist. As a child he lived with his mother, who worked for the Soviet government in the field of education in Mongolia and East Germany. When his mother was sent to China on assignment, he went to live with his aunt Anuta in Kazakstan. Eventually he moved with his mother and aunt to Moscow. At 18, competing against hundreds of would-be actors, he was accepted to the acting department of the state film school VGIK.
Oleg appeared in 50 films since 1961, mostly in starring roles. He was a sex symbol of his generation in Russia, and many of his films are still played on Russian television today. Here his credits include "Red Heat", Wild Orchid (1989) and Thirteen Days.
In 1985, he defected to the U.S. and began acting in films and television there. Oleg and his wife obtained international distribution rights to the award-winning Soyuzmultfilm Studio animation library in 1992 and helped popularize Russian animation around the world. Together they produced numerous series based on animation they digitally restored from the Soyuzmultfilm animation library including "Animated Classic Showcase", Mikhail Baryshnikov's Stories from My Childhood (1998), Rudyard Kipling's "Jungle Book", "Masters of Russian Animation", "The Adventures of Cheburashka and Friends", and "Animated Soviet Propaganda". In 2007 they sold the library to a Russian oligarch.- Mariya Aronova is a Russian film and stage actress and a popular TV show host.
She was born Mariya Valeryevna Aronova on March 11, 1972, in Dolgoprudny, a suburb of Moscow, Soviet Union (now Moscow, Russia). Since the age of 6, young Aronova had a dream of being an actress. From 1990 - 1994 she studied acting under Vladimir Ivanov at the Shchukin Theatrical School of Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow, graduating in 1994, as an actress.
Since 1994 Mariya Aronovahas been member of the troupe at Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow. There her stage partners were such actors as Mikhail Ulyanov, Vasiliy Lanovoy, Yuliya Borisova, Lyudmila Maksakova, Alla Kazanskaya, Irina Kupchenko, Sergey Makovetskiy, Mariya Aronova, Marianna Vertinskaya, Elena Dobronravova, Yuriy Yakovlev, Vladimir Etush, Vyacheslav Shalevich, Nikolai Timofeyev, Aleksandr Grave, Vladimir Simonov, Aleksandr Ryshchenkov, Vladimir Koval, Viktor Zozulin, Evgeniy Karelskikh, Aleksandr Koznov, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Andrey Zaretskiy, Mikhail Vaskov, Mariya Aronova, Elena Sotnikova, Anna Dubrovskaya, Olga Tumaykina, Maksim Sukhanov, and Viktor Dobronravov, among others.
Aronova was awarded the State Prize of Russia for her stellar performances as Maria Moskaleva opposite Vladimir Etush in Dostoyevsky's "Dyadyushkin son" (2000). Her most memorable stage performances included such roles as Mm. Pichem in the 'Threepenny opera' by Bertolt Brecht, as Empress Catherine the Great in 'Tsarskaya Okhota' (aka .. The Tsar's hunting), and as Pronya in 'Za dvumya zaitsami', earning herself the "Crystal Turandot" Award for the role. In 1998 Aronova created the character of Kleanida in Molière's 'Amfitrion' and the play has been a continuous success for 9 seasons in a row. Since the 2004 premiere of 'Mademoiselle Nitouche', Aronova has been delivering critically acclaimed performances co-starring opposite 'Viktor Dobronravov' and Nonna Grishaeva.
Mariya Aronova was designated Honorable Actress of Russia (2004), was awarded the Stanislavsky Prize, and the State Prize of Russia. She is living and working in Moscow, Russia. - Director
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Dima Barch was born on 13 May 1998 in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia. He is a director and writer, known for Dead End (2022) and The Power of the Strike (2023).- Actor
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Yuriy Puzyryov was born on 6 May 1926 in Serebryanye Prudy, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was an actor, known for The Adventures of Mowgli (1973), Po tu storonu (1958) and Myatezhnyy «Orion» (1979). He died on 24 May 1991.- Actor
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Sergey Stolyarov was born on 1 November 1911 in village Bezzubovo, Venyov uyezd, Tula Governorate, Russian Empire [now Serebryano-Prudsky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor and writer, known for Far from Moscow (1950), Sadko (1953) and The Sword and the Dragon (1956). He died on 9 December 1969 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].- Mikhail Kuznetsov was born on 25 February 1918 in Bogorodsk, Moscow Governorate, RSFSR [now Noginsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Taras Shevchenko (1951), Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1944) and Sinyaya tetrad (1964). He died on 23 August 1986 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
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Nina Sazonova was born on 7 January 1917 in Konstantinovo, Vladimir Governorate, Russian Empire [now Moscow Oblast, Russia]. She was an actress, known for Prostaya istoriya (1960), Women (1966) and Zhivyot takoy paren (1964). She died on 1 March 2004 in Moscow, Russia.- Actor
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He first became famous as an impersonator and is known for his talent at parody and his duets with the famous Russian pop singer Alla Pugacheva and Ani Lorak.
During his University years Galkin appeared in KVN (1961), the Russian youth stand-up comedy competition, which kickstarted his career. Recently, he acted as a judge on the show.
Maksim had a very classical and strict upbringing. His mother was a teacher, and he finished music and math school, and knows four languages, Russian, English, German and French. He is a gradúate of the Russian State University of the Humanities.- Andrei Aleksandrovich Chadov was born on May 22, 1980, in Solntsevo, a suburb of Moscow, USSR. He is the older brother of actor Aleksey Chadov. His father, Aleksandr Chadov, died in 1986, and both brothers were raised by single mother. His mother, Galina Petrovna Chadova, was an engineer turned accountant and teacher. She raised both brothers as best friends. Chadov brothers are look-alike, but they are not twins, with sixteen moths between them. They are good friends and are diligent colleagues in their respectful careers. They would often go together on casting calls, providing broader opportunities for directors.
Andrei Chadov and his brother began acting at school, then continued as amateur actor at the municipal theatre-studio in Peredelkino. His first acting teacher was Aleksei Kozhikhin. During the school years he played a wide variety of characters in classical and contemporary plays. After graduating from school, he entered the Shchukin Acting School, then transfered to join his brother at Shchepkin Theatrical School in Moscow. There he studied acting in the class of Vladimir Seleznyov, and graduated as an actor in 2003. While a student, Andrei Chadov made his film debut in a supporting role in Lavina (2001) by director Ivan Solovov. He is co-starring with his brother in 'Zhivoi' (2006). - Actress
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Tatyana Okunevskaya was born on 3 March 1914 in Zavidovo, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire [now Tver Oblast, Russia]. She was an actress, known for Davit Guramishvili (1946), Boule de suif (1934) and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1986). She was married to Boris Gorbatov and Dmitri Varlamov. She died on 15 May 2002 in Moscow, Russia.- Yuri Stupakov was born on 24 March 1934 in Rubtsovo, Moscow Oblast, RSFSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for Kultpokhod v teatr (1984), Gosudarstvennaya granitsa (1980) and Zimorodok (1972). He died on 24 October 1999.
- Valentina Sperantova was born on 24 February 1904 in Zaraysk, Zaraysk uyezd, Ryazan Governorate, Russian Empire [now Zaraysky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia]. She was an actress, known for Shumnyy den (1961), Mirovoy paren (1972) and Ryadom s vami (1967). She died on 6 January 1978 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
- Nikolai Smirnov was born on 4 January 1924 in Baranovo, Mozhaysk uyezd, Moscow Governorate, RSFSR, USSR [now Ruzsky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Quiet Flows the Don (1957), Tikhiy Don II (1958) and Arifmetika lyubvi (1987). He died on 20 April 1994 in Russia.
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Aleksandr Gudkov was born on 24 February 1983 in Stupino, Moscow Oblast, Soviet Union [now Russia]. He is an actor and writer, known for The Marathon of Desires (2020), Little Big Feat. Ruki Vverh!: Slemyatsya patsany (2018) and Cyberpunk 2077 (2020).- Actress
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Lyubov Orlova was a Russian film star of the 1930s who enjoyed the sympathy of Joseph Stalin.
She was born Lyubov Petrovna Orlova on January 29, 1902 in Zvenigorod, a suburb of Moscow, Russia. Her father, Petr Orlov, was an officer in the Russian Imperial Army, her mother, Evgenia Sukhotina, belonged to Russian Landed Gentry. Through her parents, Orlova was a descendant from the old Russian aristocratic family of Prince Orlov, and was also related to Count Lev Tolstoy, for whom she sang along with the popular Russian basso Feodor Chaliapin Sr. in 1909. From 1919 to 1922 Orlova studied piano and singing at the Moscow Conservatory, but she did not graduate. From 1922-1926, Orlova studied dancing and choreography at the Moscow Theatre College. Then she worked on stage with director Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko at the Moscow Musical Theatre of Stanislavsky.
In 1926 Orlova married Andrei Berezin, a prominent Soviet opposition politician. He was arrested in 1930, and was imprisoned for many years; this tragedy caused Orlova a severe depression and she had problems with alcohol. Orlova was seen on stage by many influential people in Moscow. After losing her husband she had other relationships before she met director Grigoriy Aleksandrov. He was looking for an actress to co-star opposite Leonid Utyosov in 'Moscow laughs'. The film became a big success in the 30s Soviet Union. Orlova became Aleksandrov's mistress. Eventually Alrksandrov divorced from his wife and married Orlova, who became the leading star of the Soviet film industry before the Second World War.
Joseph Stalin liked Orlova very much and promoted her to the title of Honorable Actress of Russian Federation in January of 1935. Stalin was probably in a good mood, when he offered Orlova to make her wish come true. She asked about the fate of her first husband. Stalin was surprised. Soon Orlova was called to visit the Lubyanka office of NKVD (KGB). There she was told that her ex-husband is alive in prison and that she may see him, and even join him in his cell. She was scared and humbled and left quietly. Later, in 1949 her ex-husband was diagnosed with cancer, released from prison and died in Lithuania at the home of his mother.
Stalin made Orlova the regular guest at his lavish drinking parties in Moscow. She became addicted to alcohol and was severely criticized by the official paper 'Sovetskoe Iskusstvo' (The Soviet Art). Director Aleksandrov managed to save his wife from her alcohol addiction by threatening to abort her film career. She obeyed and quit drinking. Her films 'Tsirk' (aka.. Circus 1936), 'Volga-Volga' (1938), and 'Svetly Put' (aka.. The Shining Path 1940, aka.. Tanya) were hugely successful. 'Svetly Put' was originally titled 'Cinderella' by the author Viktor Ardov, but Stalin ordered the title to be changed to 'The Shining Path'. Stalin's control over the Soviet film industry was absolute. For her leading roles in 'Volga-Volga' and 'Svetly Put' Orlova was personally awarded by Joseph Stalin with the State Stalin Prize.
At the beginning of the Nazi invasion of Russia during the Second World War, both Orlova and Aleksandrov were filming in Riga, Latvia. They narrowly escaped from the advancing Nazi armies and rushed to Moscow. There Aleksandrov served at the regular night watch during Luftwaffe air raids and bombings. He was severely wounded by a bomb explosion in September of 1941, and suffered from spinal trauma for the rest of his life. In the fall of 1941 Orlova and Aleksandrov were evacuated from Moscow to Baku, Azerbaijan. There they made a film 'Odna Semya' (A Family 1943) which was banned by the Soviet Censorship Committee. The official reason for banning the innocent film was its lacking of propaganda about the fight of the Soviet people against the Nazi invasion.
Orlova was known to be immune from gossips and rumors. She was also known as a faithful wife to Aleksandrov. Though she worked mainly in his films, she also occasionally worked in films made by other directors. She was never allowed by her director-husband Aleksandrov to be kissed in a film, with one exception made for actor Andrey Tutyshkin in 'Volga-Volga'. Her characters were sexy in a way acceptable by the rigid Soviet censorship under Stalin. One scene from the film 'Vstrecha na Elbe' (Meeting on the Elbe 1949) was ordered by Stalin to be deleted, because Stalin criticized the half-naked girls dancing to American Jazz music while celebrating the Victory. However, Stalin kept the uncensored original for himself, and later Stalin showed this scene at his home theatre to Aleksandrov and other guests. Stalin liked the scene, but banned it from being seen by millions of viewers in the Soviet Union.
From 1930 to the end of her life, Orlova has a rare medical problem - she suffered from sensitivity to daylight, which she developed after the stressful arrest of her first husband. She also suffered from severe insomnia and depended on various medications. She was spending much time at her home behind shielded windows. Her later work with Aleksandrov, such as in 'Russki suvenir' (Russian Souvenir 1960) was a flop. Her last stage performance was in Leningrad, in 1963, after that she was not seen on stage. Her last film with Aleksandrov, 'Skvorets i Lira' (1973), was not released upon Orlova's insistence, because she was shocked with her own looks in the film.
Lyubov Orlova was the first Russian film star to use plastic surgeries in her later years. At that time she refused to be photographed, and was hiding from public. She died of pancreatic cancer on January 26, 1975, and three days later, on her 73rd birthday, she was laid to rest in Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow, Russia.- Valentin Burov was born on 31 December 1938 in Zagorsk, Moscow Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Sergiyev Posad, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Sem nyanek (1962), Chelovek ne sdayotsya (1961) and Interventsiya (1968). He died on 16 April 2009 in Moscow, Russia.
- Vera Petrovna Maretskaya was born on July 31, 1906, in Barvikha, a suburb of Moscow, Russian Empire (now Moscow, Russia). Young Maretskaya helped her father, named Petr Maretsky, who was a candy bar vendor at Moscow Circus. Maretskaya was auditioned by Vakhtangov and Zavadsky, and studied at Vakhtangov Theatre School, from which she graduated as a actress in 1924. That same year she became permanent member of Theatre-Studio led by Yuri Zavadsky. She soon married her teacher Yuri Zavadsky, and they had one son. They remained life-long friends and stage partners, even after the end of their brief marriage. In 1925 she made her film debut in 'Zakroischik is Torzhka' (Tailor of Torzhok 1925). She played roles in fifteen silent films.
In 1937 Maretskaya suffered from political execution of her two brothers, journalists Dmitri and Gregori, who were the followers of opposition politician Nikolai Bukharin. Maretskaya appealed to the Soviet government, but her appeal was ignored. Her brothers were executed by gunshots during the purges of the "Great Terror" under the dictatorship of Joseph Stalin. Soon Maretskaya lost her second husband, a young actor, named Georgi Troitsky, who was killed in action in 1941, during the Second World War. She took care of her own two children, and also adopted the children of her executed brothers. She was supported by Yuri Zavadsky.
By 1940, she was made one the faces of Soviet propaganda films. She shot to fame after the leading role in 'Chlen pravitelstva' (Member of the Government 1940) by directors Aleksandr Zarkhi and Iosif Kheifits. For that role she was awarded the Stalin's Prize. At that time the Zavadsky's Theatre-Studio merged with the Theatre of Mossoveta, and in 1940, Maretskaya became permanent member of the Mossoveta Theatre. There her stage partners were such actors as Yuri Zavadsky, Faina Ranevskaya, Lyubov Orlova, Nikolai Mordvinov, Osip Abdulov, Rostislav Plyatt, Georgi Zhzhyonov, and other notable Russian actors.
Maretskaya was famous among actors for her culinary talent, which was legendary. At her Moscow home she once hosted the French actor Jean Marais, who was a well-known connoisseur of gourmet food, and also watched his weight too. Maretskaya made the Russian-style dinner with such dishes as "Blini and caviar", "Blintzes with fish", and various choices of Vodka. Mr. Jean Marais politely stated that he must limit himself to only one small piece of "Blini and Caviar", but he could not stop eating all night long.
Vera Maretskaya suffered from breast cancer during the last ten years of her life, and was later diagnosed with brain cancer, but she continued her acting career on Moscow Radio. At that time she created popular radio shows based on her adaptations of 'Woman Without Love' and 'The Art of Living' by the French writer André Maurois. Her radio show was her last memorable acting job. In 1976 Maretskaya was designated the Hero of Socialist Labor. She was awarded the Stalin's Prize four times (1942, 1946, 1948, 1951) and was made the People's Artist of the USSR (1949). Maretskaya died on August 17, 1978, and was laid to rest in Novodevichy Convent Cemetery in Moscow, Russia. - Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin was born on 27 January 1826 in Spas-Ugol, Tver Governorate, Russian Empire [now Moscow Oblast, Russia]. He was a writer, known for House of Greed (1934), Poshekhonskaya starina (1977) and Ono (1990). He died on 10 May 1889 in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia].
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Velimir Rusakov was born on 6 August 1988 in Lytkarino, Moscow Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is an actor and composer, known for Osobo krupnye (2022), Dikie predki (2022) and Zakon I Besporyadok (2020).- Writer
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Sergey Suponev was born on 28 January 1963 in Moscow Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was a writer and producer, known for The Last Hero (2001), Vino iz oduvanchikov (1997) and Dendy - Novaya realnost' (1994). He was married to Olga Motina and Valeriya Suponeva. He died on 8 December 2001 in Yedimonovo, Tverskaya oblast, Russia.- Vasily Ivanovich Chuikov was a Soviet military commander and Marshal of the Soviet Union. He is best known for commanding the 62nd Army which saw heavy combat during the Battle of Stalingrad in the Second World War.
Born to a peasant family near Tula, Chuikov earned his living as a factory worker from the age of 12. After the Russian Revolution of 1917, he joined the Red Army and distinguished himself during the Russian Civil War. After graduating from the Frunze Military Academy, Chuikov worked as a military attach and intelligence officer in China and the Russian Far East. At the outbreak of the Second World War, Chuikov commanded the 4th Army during the Soviet invasion of Poland, and the 9th Army during the Winter War against Finland. In December 1940, he was again appointed military attach to China in support of Chiang Kai-she and the Nationalists in the war against Japan.
In March 1942, Chuikov was recalled from China to defend against the German invasion of the Soviet Union. By September, he was assigned command of the 62nd Army in defense of Stalingrad. Tasked with holding the city at all costs, Chuikov adopted keeping the Soviet front-line positions as close to the Germans as physically possible. This served as an effective countermeasure against the Wehrmacht's combined-arms tactics, but by mid-November 1942 the Germans had captured most of the city after months of slow advance. In late November Chuikov's 62nd Army joined the rest of the Soviet forces in a counter-offensive, which led to the surrender of the German 6th Army in early 1943. After Stalingrad, Chuikov led his forces into Poland during Operation Bagration and the Vistula-Oder Offensive before advancing on Berlin. He personally accepted the unconditional surrender of German forces in Berlin on 2 May 1945.
After the war, Chuikov served as Chief of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany (1949-53), commander of the Kiev Military District (1953-60), Chief of the Soviet Armed Forces and Deputy Minister of Defense (1960-64), and head of the Soviet Civil Defense Forces (1961-72). Chuikov was twice awarded the titles Hero of the Soviet Union (1944 and 1945) and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross by the United States for his actions during the Battle of Stalingrad. In 1955, he was named a Marshal of the Soviet Union. Following his death in 1982, Chuikov was interred at the Stalingrad memorial at Mamayev Kurgan, which had been the site of heavy fighting. - Sergei Golovanov was born on 8 October 1909 in Novo-Kharitonovo, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire [now Moscow Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Zvyozdnyy malchik (1958), Po tonkomu ldu (1966) and Isini chamovidnen mtidan (1954). He was married to Mariya Vinogradova. He died on 4 October 1990 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia].
- Ivan Ryzhov was born on 25 January 1913 in Zelyonaya Sloboda, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire [now Moscow Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Kashchei the Immortal (1945), Ekipazh (1980) and Skaz pro to, kak tsar Pyotr arapa zhenil (1976). He died on 16 March 2004 in Moscow, Russia.
- Vladimir Bogomolov was born on 3 July 1924 in Kirillovka, Moscow Governorate, RSFSR, USSR [now Moscow Oblast, Russia]. He was a writer, known for Ivan's Childhood (1962), Zosya (1967) and Moment istiny. He died on 30 December 2003 in Moscow, Russia.
- Elena Dmitrievna Ponsova is Soviet actress and teacher. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1957).
She made her debut on stage in 1925. She graduated from the Theater School named after B.V. Shchukin (1928), since 1934 she taught there. Throughout life, Ponsova was the actress of MADT named after E. B. Vakhtangov. In 1936 she made her film debut, in addition to a number of characteristic roles, she worked a lot on sounding animated films. Acted in films. The most notable roles in the animation: Fox Alice (The Adventures of Pinocchio, 1959), Fairy Watchman (The Key, 1961), The Witch, Crow and Old Woman (Wild Swans, 1962), The Mouse (Thumbelina, 1964) .
In marriage with the artist Viktor Stanitsyn, was born her daughter Olga Stanitsyna-Geze, subsequently the leading actress of the Stanislavskiy Drama Theater. - Writer
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Igor Talankin was born on 3 October 1927 in Bogorodsk, Moscow Governorate, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Noginsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia]. He was a writer and director, known for Serge (1960), Vstuplenie (1963) and Tchaikovsky (1970). He was married to Lilia Mikhailovna. He died on 24 July 2010 in Moscow, Russia.- Actor
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Ivan Voronov was born on 19 January 1915 in village Milet, Bogorodsk uyezd, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire [now Novyy Milet, Balashikhinsky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor and director, known for The Day the Earth Froze (1959), Ekipazh (1980) and V kvadrate 45 (1956). He died on 6 August 2004 in Moscow, Russia.- Director
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Aleksandr Svetlov was born on 5 July 1939 in Moscow Oblast, RSFSR, USSR. He was a director and actor, known for Morskie rasskazy (1967), Stoyanka - tri chasa (1975) and Shchyot chelovecheskiy (1978). He died on 18 October 2018 in Russia.- Pyotr Lyubeshkin was born on 15 January 1913 in Lapino, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire [now Moscow Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Po tonkomu ldu (1966), Afonya (1975) and Pozovi menya v dal svetluyu (1978). He died on 5 August 1990.
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Viktor Rybin was born on 21 August 1962 in Moscow Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is an actor, known for Starye pesni o glavnom (1996), Oba-na! (1990) and Starye pesni o glavnom 3 (1998). He is married to Natalya Senchukova. They have one child.- Boris Vakar was born in 1914 in Kashira, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire [now Moscow oblast, Russia]. He was a cinematographer, known for The City That Stopped Hitler: Heroic Stalingrad (1943), Pobeda na Pravoberezhnoy Ukraine i izgnanie nemetsikh zakhvatchikov za predely ukrainskikh sovietskikh zemel (1945) and Ukraine in Flames (1943). He died on 19 September 1943 in Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine].
- Anna Komolova was born on 31 January 1911 in Khvostovo, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire [now Dmitrovsky Raion, Moscow Oblast, Russia]. She was an actress, known for The Snow Queen (1957), Shumi, gorodok (1940) and Staryy naezdnik (1941). She died on 13 May 2001 in Moscow, Russia.
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Mikhail Doronin was born on 28 October 1880 in Ozerki, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire [now Moscow oblast, Russia]. He was an actor and director, known for Byvshie ludi (1926), Automobile (GUM) (1923) and Posledeniye priklyucheniya Arsena Lyupena (1918). He died on 21 September 1935 in the USSR.- Ilona Novosyolova was born on 2 November 1987 in Pavlovsky Posad, Moscow Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She died on 13 June 2017 in Moscow, Russia.
- Vasily Sergeyevich Lykshin was born to Sergei Lykshin and Tatyana Lykshina. He had a few siblings. Vasily's parents were deprived of parental rights and he was sent to Zaitsevsky orphanage, located in the Odintsovo district. In 2003, Vasily was adopted by film director Svetlana Stasenko, but was sent back to his parents in 2005.
Vasily began his career as an actor in 2004. His debut was in the film "Angel on the sidelines". He won Young Artist Awards for this role.
Vasily was married to Yelena Lykshina in June 2008. Their only child, daughter Keira Lykshina, was born on January 3, 2009.
Vasily died from heart failure on October 18, 2009, aged 22 in Moscow. - Actress
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Yevgeniya Khanayeva was born on 2 January 1921 in Bogorodsk, Moscow Governorate, RSFSR [now Noginsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia]. She was an actress, known for Rozygrysh (1977), Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980) and Staryy novyy god (1981). She died on 8 November 1987 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia].- Actress
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Zoya Vinogradova was born on 27 November 1930 in village Poglyazhe, Peno Raion, Moscow Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Penovsky District, Tver Oblast, Russia]. She is an actress, known for Mister Iks (1958), Girl Without an Address (1958) and Kak v starom detektive (2004).- Producer
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Igor Larionov is a Russian sports agent and former professional ice hockey player, known as The Professor. Along with Viacheslav Fetisov, he was instrumental in breaking the barrier that kept Soviet players from joining the National Hockey League (NHL). He primarily played the center position.
Larionov won three Stanley Cup championships with the Detroit Red Wings (1997, 1998, 2002) and was inducted as a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame on 10 November 2008. He was a member of Detroit's famed Russian Five line.
On the international stage, playing for the Soviet Union, Larionov centered Vladimir Krutov and Sergei Makarov. Larionov won two gold medals (1984, 1988) for the Soviet Union and one bronze medal for Russia (2002) at the Olympics. At the World Championships, Larionov won four golds (1982, 1983, 1986, 1989), one silver (1987), and one bronze (1985). He was an instrumental member of the Soviet squad that won the 1981 Canada Cup.- Vladislav Tretiak is a Soviet ice hockey player, legendary goaltender and coach. Three-time Olympic Champion (1972, 1976, 1984).
He started playing hockey at the age of 11, at the CSKA Youth Sports School on Leningradskiy Prospekt, where his mother brought him. At first, Tretiak played as a striker, but he was embarrassed by the lack of a hockey uniform, which was not enough for everyone. At that time, the team did not have a goaltender. Then he approached coach Vitaliy Erfilov and said that if he was given a real uniform, he would be a goaltender. In the summer of 1967, CSKA coach Anatoli Tarasov became interested in the young goaltender. Tretiak began to train with professional players. Together with his team, Tretiak became the champion of Moscow, receiving the prize of the best goaltender.
In 1969-1984 he defended the gates of CSKA and the USSR national team. He played 482 matches in the USSR Championship, 117 games at the World Championships and the Olympic Games. In Canada Cup tournaments Vladislav Tretiak played 11 matches. - Aleksei Pankin was born on 2 January 1947 in Rastorguyevo, Moscow Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Vidnoye, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Solntse, snova solntse (1977), Yesli ty muzhchina... (1972) and Pozdnyaya yagoda (1978). He died on 25 January 2005 in Moscow, Russia.
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Marina Khlebnikova was born on 6 November 1965 in Dolgoprudny, Moscow Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is an actress, known for Vremya zemlyaniki (2008), Relsy schastya (2006) and Ostorozhno, Zadov (2004).- Director
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Vladimir Polkovnikov was born on 10 June 1906 in Teryayeva Sloboda, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire [now Teryayevo, Moscow Oblast, Russia]. He was a director and writer, known for Political Satire Magazine #1 (1938), Peacock's Tail (1946) and Little Gray Neck (1948). He died on 21 August 1982.- Nikolai Yudin was born on 1 May 1899 in Mytishchi, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire [now Moscow Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for A Slave of Love (1976), Izjashhnaja zhizn (1932) and Parol ne nuzhen (1967). He died on 27 December 1986 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
- Aleksandr Chaban was born on 23 January 1958 in Serpukhov, Moscow Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was an actor, known for Russian Ark (2002), Pozdniye svidaniya (1980) and Master i Margarita (2005). He died on 2 October 2005 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
- Aleksandr Nizhegorodtsev was born on 2 May 1987 in Zhukovsky, Moscow Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is an actor, known for The Thief (1997) and Yeralash (1974).
- Igor Gouzenko is popularly known as the man who 'started the Cold War'. He was a cypher clerk working in the Russian Embassy in Ottawa Canada when he defected on September 5, 1945. He lived the rest of his life in ambiguous obscurity in Ontario, living in fear of reprisals by Stalin's KGB. His identity and location could never be revealed. He appeared several times on television; notably on the Canadian programs THIS HOUR HAS SEVEN DAYS and FRONT PAGE CHALLENGE. He was introduced to the public during a radio interview with American Drew Pearson. In these public 'appearances ', he would always wear a pillowcase or a hood over his head.