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- Music Department
- Composer
- Writer
Igor Stravinsky's father was a singer at the opera, and thus Stravinsky became a student of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov after a short stint as a law student. Very much influenced by Russian composers, only his sponsor Sergei Diaghilev in Paris was able to convince him to try new styles of ballet, e.g. "Le sacre du printemps". Stravinsky was very flexible in his style and also composed jazz music as well as church music. During his lifetime Stravinsky put influence into all new styles of music, e.g. 12 tone, E music and others.- Music Department
- Composer
- Writer
Rimsky-Korsakov was a navy officer but soon discovered his love for music. Since 1861 he belonged to the group of Balakirew but later he returned to the traditional way of composing. He combined uniquely the Russian folk songs with the music of the Orthodox Church. Rimsky-Korsakov wrote the first Russian symphony and Igor Strawinsky was one of his students.- Composer
- Soundtrack
Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov was born on 19 November 1859 in Gatchina, St. Petersburg Governorate, Russian Empire [now Leningrad Oblast, Russia]. He was a composer, known for Dreams (1990), Volga i Sibir (1914) and Kara-bugaz (1935). He was married to Barbara M. Zarudnaya. He died on 28 January 1935 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Writer
Vadim Yusov was born on 20 April 1929 in Klavdino, Leningrad Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was a cinematographer and writer, known for Solaris (1972), The Black Monk (1988) and Pasport (1990). He was married to Inna Zelentsova. He died on 23 August 2013 in Moscow, Russia.- Director
- Writer
- Animation Department
Oleg Uzhinov was born on 13 February 1968 in Kirishi, Kirishsky District, Leningrad Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is a director and writer, known for Masha and the Bear (2007), Gora samotsvetov (2004) and Nekhoroshiy malchik (2003).- Actor
- Additional Crew
Ivan Krasko is a popular Russian actor known for his powerful voice and mastery of Russian language with exceptional delivery.
He was born Ivan Ivanovich Krasko on September 23, 1930, in Vartemaki, Leningrad province, USSR. In 1953, he graduated from Navy School in Leningrad, then served as artillery officer in the Soviet Navy. In 1957 he was a member of amateur student theatre of Leningrad University. From 1957-1961 he studied acting with E. Time and B. Zon and graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Theatre, Music, and Cinematography as an actor. Ivan Krasko made his film debut in Baltiyskoe nebo (1960).
From 1961-1965 Ivan Krasko worked under Georgi Tovstonogov at Bolshoi Drama Theatre (BDT) in Leningrad. There his stage partners were such stars as Kirill Lavrov, Tatyana Doronina, Oleg Basilashvili, Alisa Freyndlikh, Lyudmila Makarova, Zinaida Sharko, Valentina Kovel, Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Oleg Borisov, Vladislav Strzhelchik, Yefim Kopelyan, Evgeniy Lebedev, Vadim Medvedev, Vsevolod Kuznetsov, Pavel Luspekayev, Sergey Yurskiy, Nikolay Trofimov, Georgiy Shtil, and many other remarkable Russian actors.
Since 1965 Ivan Krasko has been a permanent member of the troupe at the Theatre of Komissarzhevskoi in St. Petersburg. There his stage partners were such actors as Galina Korotkevich, Tamara Abrosimova, Natalya Chetverikova, Natalya Danilova, Valentina Panina, Tatiana Samarina, Elena Simonova, Aleksandr Galibin, Yefim Kamenetsky, Mikhail Khrabrov, Georgi Korolchuk, Stanislav Landgraf, Nikolay Boyarsky, Vladimir Osobik, Boris Sokolov, Petr Shelokhonov, and other notable Russian actors.
Ivan Krasko was designated People's Artist of Russia and was awarded for his works on stage and in film. He played more than 50 roles in film and television and also played over 100 roles on stage. Ivan Krasko is highly regarded for his memorable readings of Russian classic literature on many radio shows. He son, Andrey Krasko, and grandson, Jan Aleksandrowicz-Krasko, also became actors.
Outside of his acting career Ivan Krasko has been enjoying a happy family life with a wife and two young sons, Fedya and Vanya. He is currently residing in St. Petersburg, Russia.- Vladimir Kostin was born on 13 January 1939 in Kronstadt, Leningrad Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Vzorvannyy ad (1967), Vnimaniye, tsunami! (1969) and Opasnye gastroli (1969). He died on 1 February 1975 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia].
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Nina Urgant was a Russian character actress known as Raya in Belorussky Station (1971) by director Andrey Smirnov.
She was born Nina Nikolayevna Urgant on 4 September 1929, in Luga, Leningrad province, Soviet Union (now Russia). Her father, Nikolai Urgant, was an officer in the Soviet Red Army who fought in WWII. Young Nina survived the Nazi occupation during the Second World War. After the war, her family moved to Leningrad (St. Petersburg). From 1948 to 1953 she studied acting under Tatiana Soynikova and Vladimir Chestnokov at the Leningrad Institute of Theatre, Music, and Cinematography, graduating in 1953 as actress. That same year she made her stage debut at the Volkov Academic Theatre in Yaroslavl, Russia. From 1955 to 1962 she was a member of the troupe at Theatre of Leninskogo Komsomola in Leningrad under directorship of Georgi Tovstonogov.
Since 1962, Nina was a permanent member and the leading actress at the Pushkin (Aleksandrinka) Drama Theatre in Leningrad (St. Petersburg). There her stage partners were such remarkable actors as Nikolay Cherkasov, Nikolai Simonov, Vasiliy Merkurev, Konstantin Skorobogatov, Yuriy Tolubeev, Aleksandr Borisov, Bruno Frejndlikh, Vladimir Chestnokov, Vladimir Erenberg, Konstantin Adashevsky, Leonid Vivyen, Olga Lebzak, Nina Mamaeva, Lidiya Shtykan, Ivan Dmitriev, Igor Gorbachyov, and other notable Russian actors. There, Nina Urgant made memorable appearances in various classic and contemporary plays, such as, Beatrice in the Shakespeare's "Much ado About Nothing" and as Ranevskaya in "Cherry Orchard" by Anton Chekhov among other plays. During her stage acting career, Nina worked under such directors, as Leonid Vivyen, Aleksandr Belinsky, Vladimir Fokin, Igor Gorbachyov and many others.
Nina Urgant was designated People's Actress of Russian Federation (1974) and was awarded the State Prize of the USSR (1976). She also received awards and decorations for her contribution to Soviet and Russian culture. Her son, Andrey Urgant, and grandson, Ivan Urgant are popular Russian actors. Nina lived in St. Petersburg, Russia.- Vitaliy Belyakov was born on 10 June 1928 in Staraya Russa, Leningrad Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Novgorod Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Perestupi porog (1970), Pristupit k likvidatsii (1984) and Surovyye kilometry (1970). He died on 28 January 2001.
- Actor
- Producer
Aleksandr Tyutryumov was born on 22 April 1959 in Podporozhye, Podporozhsky District, Leningrad Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was an actor and producer, known for Ekspiriens (2015), Angliyskiy russkiy (2013) and Uboynaya sila (2000). He died on 7 May 2023 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.- Director
- Animation Department
- Writer
Ilya Maksimov was born on 9 February 1970 in Kronstadt, Leningrad Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Kronshtadtsky District, St. Petersburg, Russia]. He is a director and writer, known for Karlik Nos (2003), Gulliver Returns (2021) and Priklyucheniya v Izumrudnom Gorode (1999).- Actor
- Camera and Electrical Department
Nikolay Ivanov was an Honored Artist of the RSFSR (11.5.1976), People's Artist of Russia (December 31, 1992). He graduated from the drama studio at the Leningrad Youth Theater (1963). Since 1960 Ivanov is an actor of the Leningrad (St. Petersburg) Youth Theater named after A.A. Bryantsev, he played more than 80 roles. Ivanov's cinema career started in the late 60's. The role of Ivan Savelyev in the television series "Eternal Call" brought him an extraordinary popularity and love of viewers. Among his other famous works: Apraksin in the historical series "Young Russia", Volodya in the drama "Grasshopper", a corrupt KGB worker in the action film "Labels". Ivanov is the laureate of the State Prize of the USSR (1979, the performer of the role of Ivan Silentevich Savelyev, for his participation in the film "Eternal Call.") He was also awarded The Order of Friendship (2003)and the winner of the Russian National Theater Award "Harlequin" in 2012 in the nomination "For Great Service to the Theater for Children".- Kissa Kouprine was born in 1908 in Gatchina, Russian Empire [now Leningrad Oblast, Russia]. She was an actress, known for Laurette ou Le cachet rouge (1931), Club de femmes (1936) and The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1930). She died in 1981 in the USSR.
- Actor
- Music Department
Alex Akimoff was born on 21 February 1886 in Ivangorod, Russian Empire [now Ivangorod, Leningrad Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Behind Closed Doors (1958). He died on 6 January 1977 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Vitaliy Konyaev was born on 11 May 1937 in Kronstadt, Leningrad Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Clear Skies (1961), Tishina (1964) and Nash korrespondent (1959). He was married to Nina Drobysheva and Tatiana Stanislavskaya. He died on 30 September 2023.
- Stepan Beketov was born on 5 July 1983 in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. He is an actor, known for Censor (2017), Melnik (2018) and Nevskiy (2016).
- Lev Eliseev was born on 17 August 1934 in Sinyavino, Leningrad Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was an actor, known for Hard to Be a God (2013), Streets of Broken Lights (1998) and Opera. Khroniki uboynogo otdela (2004). He died on 26 June 2015 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
- Wlodzimierz Padlewski was born on 27 July 1903 in Sosnovka, St. Petersburg Governorate, Russian Empire [now Leningrad Oblast, Russia]. He died on 28 May 2007 in Poland.
- Additional Crew
Maxim Mikhaylov was born on 19 March 1988 in Kuzmolovsky, Leningrad Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is known for Bus Simulator 21 (2021), Tokyo 2020: Games of the XXXII Olympiad (2021) and London 2012: Games of the XXX Olympiad (2012).- Pyotr Lobanov was born on 21 June 1905 in Tarasova Gora, St. Petersburg Governorate, Russian Empire [now Leningrad Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Na ostrove dalnem (1957), Tiger Girl (1955) and The Rumyantsev Case (1956). He died on 1 January 1989 in Leningrad Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Novella Matveyeva was born on 7 October 1934 in Detskoye Selo, Leningrad Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Tsarskoye Selo, Pushkin, St. Petersburg, Russia]. She was a composer, known for Polovodye (1963), Inostranka (1965) and Srochno trebuyutsya sedyye volosy (1970). She was married to Ivan Kiuru. She died on 4 September 2016 in Moscow, Russia.- Art Department
- Production Designer
- Costume Designer
Nicola Alexandrivoch Benois was born in 1901, in St Petersburg, Russia. His father, named Alexandre Benois, was a lawyer and the artist for the Imperial Mariinsky Opera House in St. Petersburg. The family lived in their grand mansion near the Opera House, which was built by grandfather Nikolai Benois. Nicola Benois studied art under his father and worked as scenographer and set designer for several of the Mariinsky Opera and Ballet productions.
He emigrated from Russia to Paris, France in 1923. There he worked for Sergei Diaghilev as a stage set designer for several of the "Russian Seasons" ballet productions. He later moved to Italy, following his father Alexandre Benois. There he worked as the principal scenographer at the Teatro alla Scala (La Scala). Nicola Benois collaborated with Luchino Visconti, the powerful producer of La Scala, who insisted on genuine period jewelery and the use of original period methods in creating and manufacturing of costumes and jewelery for the performing stars. Nicola Benois was the master of period-design, especially historical costumes and jewelery. His famous faux-diamond tiara of the Russian Princess was made for Maria Callas in 1956.
Nicola Benois created period-piece jewelery of remarkable finesse using Swarovski faux diamonds and colored crystals and shimmering artificial pearls. His period stage sets are fine examples of his mastery of line, form and color scheme. Nicola Benois' work was an important contribution to the success of La Scala during its 'golden era' in th 1950's and 1960's. Nicola Benois' stage-works are now exhibited as museum pieces and are studied by designers worldwide. He also made scenography for ballet and opera productions in theatres of Turin, Milan, Rome, and other theatres worldwide. Nicola Benois died in 1988, in Codripo, Italy.- Yuliya Mikhalchik was born on 2 February 1985 in Slantsy, Leningrad Oblast, RSFSR, USSR. She was previously married to Vladimir Goev.
- Additional Crew
Grigory Byaly was born on 29 December 1905 in Oredezh railway station, St. Petersburg guberniya, Russian Empire [now Luzhsky rayon, Leningrad oblast, Russia]. Grigory is known for The Lady with the Dog (1960).- Voldemar Kuslap was born on 24 September 1937 in Gdov, Leningrad Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Pskov Oblast, Russia]. He is an actor, known for Varastati Vana Toomas (1970), Stairway to Heaven (2023) and Mehed ei nuta (1968).