Russian Actors

Isaac Ilyich Levitan (30/09/1860 – 09/04/1900) was born August 30, 1860 in a small Lithuanian town of Kovno Kibart province. His father was a minor employee, the family was large and lived a wealthy life.

Kramskoy Ivan Nikolaevich (1837 – 1887) – famous painter. He was born in Ostrog, in the modest middle class family, the initial training received in the district school. Drawing engaged in self-taught from childhood, and then, using the advice of a fan of drawing, and began working in watercolor.

Akhundov Mirza Fatali (30.06 (12.07) .1812 – 26.02 (10.03) .1878) – Azerbaijan writer, educator and philosopher-materialist, founder of the Azerbaijani drama. He received religious education. Spoke Russian, Arabic and Persian. Akhundov served in Tiflis in the office of the king's viceroy in the Caucasus as a translator (1834 – 1861), he taught Persian and Turkic [...]

Klimov, Evgeny V. (28.08.1969). Director of the National Youth Theatre of the Republic of Bashkortostan, born August 28, 1969, Orenburg, graduated from the Ufa State Institute of Arts, a musicologist, 1993-1995 – Art. administrator, deputy. Director of Spectator Bashkir State Opera and Ballet, since 1995 – Director of the National Youth Theatre of the Republic [...]

Skorel Jan Van (01/08/1495 – 06/12/1562) Netherlandish painter. The representative romanizma.

Masterpieces Karl Pavlovich (12/12/1799 – 12/06/1852) born in St. Petersburg on Dec. 12, 1799 Remote his ancestors were French, but his father – a German with a French surname Brulleau; who was a sculptor and engraver, painter of miniatures. The son has an early age showed special ability to draw and got his first lessons [...]

Butashevich-Petrashevsky Mikhail Vasilyevich (1821 – 1866) – Russian utopian socialists (Fourierist), chap Petrashevists. The son of a well-known in his time surgeon, petty nobleman, Butashevich-Petrashevsky studied at the Alexander Tsarskoe Selo Lyceum and there is often sharp and clashes with the authorities earned a reputation as a maverick. Probably for the "stubborn nature and the [...]

Ayman Shaken Kenzhetayevich (1914 – 1970), American actor and film director, People's Artist of USSR (1959). Member of the CPSU from 1940. Since 1933, the Kazakh Theater Auezov (Alma-Ata). One of the first directors of the national cinema.

Giorgio Morandi (20/07/1890 – 06/18/1964), Italian painter and graphic artist. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna (1907 – 1913), where he taught in 1930 – 1956. Experienced it influence P. Cezanne and Cubism, belonged to the "metaphysical paintings. He worked mainly in the field of still life.

Zankovetskaya Mary K. (real name Adasovskaya) (22.07 (03.08) .1860 – 4.10.1934), the Ukrainian Soviet actress and theatrical figure, People's Artist of USSR (1922).
Born into an impoverished family of landowners. From an early age performed in amateur theatricals and concerts (had a beautiful mezzo-soprano). In 1882 she made her debut on the professional stage. [...]