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- Boris Kamorzin was born on 10 November 1966 in Bryansk, Bryansk Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is an actor, known for The Monk and the Demon (2016), Dolgoe proshchanie (2004) and Tale in the Darkness (2009).
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- Writer
Esfir Shub was born into a family of landowners. She studied literature in Moscow, but after Revolution she began to attend the classes at the Institute for Women's Higher Education and then got a job as a 'theater officer' at the State Commissariat of Education. In the theatre she worked in collaboration with the famous avant-garde director Meyerhold and the poet Mayakovsky, who was one of her friends.
Shub joined the Goskino film company and met Dziga Vertov. Their professional friendship was lifelong, but stormy. Shub shared his belief in film's intrinsic ability to reveal aspects of reality not visible to the naked eye, but she became engaged more in the interpretation of the historical world than in only contemporary matters.
First Shub worked as a re-editor of foreign films for Soviet distribution. In 1927 (the tenth anniversary of Revolution) she made her first documentary film The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty (1927). This film was the first part of the trilogy, which also consists of The Great Road (1927) and Lev Tolstoy and the Russia of Nicolai II (1928). In the process of making the trilogy, Shub had to contend with not only an overwhelming volume of material but also the problem of locating relevant footage. She often found that valuable documents of the pre-war period had been sold abroad or had been badly damaged in ill-equipped newsreel archives. Shub compensated the lack of material by using newly shot footage. Her films derive much of their power from this technique of providing a contemporary context for archival footage. Thus, Shub created the absolutely new genre 'historical compilation film'. She later claimed she just wanted to create 'editorialized newsreels'.
The critics and colleagues admired Shub's work, because she found a middle path between narrative and documentary forms. Sovkino denied her authorial rights for her trilogy claiming that she was just an editor. However, in 1935 Shub was awarded the title Honored Artist of the Republic.
In the beginning of the forties she collaborated with Vsevolod Pudovkin on the successful Twenty Years of Soviet Cinema (1940). Then she left Goskino to become chief editor of the 'News of the Day' at the central studio for documentary film in Moscow. Most of her later years were confined to editing duties. Shub was definitely the most prominent Soviet woman filmmaker of her generation.- Producer
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Sol Hurok was the legendary impresario who made the impossible breakthrough by bringing the Bolshoi Theatre Ballet to America During the Cuban Missile crisis. At that time he managed to separate the Russian art and culture from the Soviet politics of the day.
He was born Solomon Israilevich Gurkov on April 9, 1888, in Pogar, near Kharkov, Russia (now Kharkiv, Ukraine). He was the third son in a traditional Russian-Jewish family. His father, Israil Gurkov, was a retail trader. Young Hurok was a good balalaika player, albeit he was largely self-taught. He also worked for his father's business. At the age of 18, he was sent to study at the Kharkov Trade School, but instead he used all his money to emigrate to America in May, 1906, together with his girlfriend, Tamara Shapiro. They married in 1908 and had a daughter. In America, he changed his name to Sol Hurok, and learned English in addition to his native Russian and Yiddish. He was a peddler, streetcar conductor, bottle-washer, and hardware salesman before becoming the foremost impresario of his time. He became a naturalized American citizen in 1914.
Sol Hurok was a very inventive show promoter. In 1913, he inaugurated the popular concert series "Music for the Masses." By his own estimation, Hurok represented about four thousand artists and companies. His work was focused mainly on the Russian stars of music, opera, and ballet. He represented such performers as Efrem Zimbalist Sr., David Oistrakh, Leonid Kogan, Viktor Tretyakov, Valeri Klimov, Mstislav Rostropovich, opera singers Feodor Chaliapin Sr., Yelena Obraztsova, Irina Arkhipova, Galina Vishnevskaya, Zara Dolukhanova, ballet dancers Mikhail Fokin, Anna Pavlova, Isadora Duncan, Galina Ulanova, pianists Artur Rubinstein, Svyatoslav Richter, Emil Gilels, Vladimir Ashkenazy, and also brought pianist Van Cliburn to Russia, among many others.
In 1935, in Paris, Hurok was introduced to singer Marian Anderson by the pianist Rubinstein. He was very impressed with her talent and organized her concerts in the United States. At that time any black performer could not be welcomed by most "elitist" concert halls in America. Sol Hurok managed to overcome that; he staged an open air performance for Marian Anderson at the Lincoln Memorial on April 9, 1939. Anderson sang to the crowd of 75 thousands with such a tremendous success, that she became an overnight celebrity, and was invited to the White House by the first lady Eleanor Roosevelt.
During the 1920s and 30s, Hurok managed American tours of the Diaghilev's Ballet Russe and also the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. In the 30s, 40s, and 50s, he brought theatrical companies from Europe, Russia, and Israel, such as Habima Players, Moscow Art Theatre, Comédie Française, and the Old Vic, among others. On one occasion, Hurok was asked by Joseph Stalin to "Bring Feodor Chaliapin back to Moscow." Stalin promised big money and glory to many famous Russian émigrés if they return, but Hurok's answer to Stalin was "No." In 1946 Hurok published his autobiography, 'Impresario', and the book was later adapted into film Tonight We Sing (1953) by director Mitchell Leisen.
Hurok's major achievements in the 60s were the impeccably organized international tours of the Bolshoi Theatre with it's famous large-scale Russian operas and ballets. He later organized numerous international tours for the Kirov Ballet of Leningrad (St. Petersburg), Russia. He also brought the Moscow Art Theatre and the 'Beriozka' ensemble on several tours to the United States. Hurok made the impossible breakthrough by bringing the Bolshoi Theatre Ballet to America During the Cuban Missile crisis. At that time he managed to separate the Russian art and culture from the Soviet politics of the day.
In 1972 Sol Hurok was injured by explosion of a bomb planted in his office, one of his staff receptionists was killed, several more were injured. However, Hurok continued his work on Russian - American projects, such as his Rudolf Nureyev project involving sponsorship from David Rockefeller. Hurok died of a heart attack en route to a meeting with David Rockefeller on March 5, 1974, in New York. The service was held at the Carnegie Hall, where thousands came, including many internationally renown performers. The last word was said by Hurok's protégé Marian Anderson.- Nikolai Pastukhov was born on 13 May 1923 in Surazh, Gomel Governorate, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Bryansk Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Police Academy: Mission to Moscow (1994), Uncle Vanya (1970) and The Russia House (1990). He died on 23 May 2014 in Moscow, Russia.
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Vladimir Chebotaryov was born on 16 August 1921 in Karachev, Bryansk Governorate, RSFSR [now Bryansk Oblast, Russia]. He was a director and writer, known for Trevozhnyy vylet (1984), Amphibian Man (1961) and Sekretar obkoma (1964). He died on 4 March 2010 in Moscow, Russia.- Andrey Kaykov was born on 25 December 1971 in Bryansk, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is an actor, known for Branded (2012), Maximum Impact (2017) and Ochen russkiy detektiv (2008).
- Roman Zentsov was born on 10 September 1973 in Bryansk, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is an actor, known for Sisters (2001), BodogFight: Clash of the Nations (2007) and Yarennoka!: New Years Eve 2007 (2007).
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- Soundtrack
Matvey Blanter was born on 10 February 1903 in Pochep, Mglin uyezd, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Bryansk Oblast, Russia]. He was a composer, known for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Cold War (2018) and Branded (2012). He died on 24 September 1990 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].- Andrey Feskov was born on 18 January 1978 in farm Gartsaevka, Pogarsky district, Bryansk region, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is an actor, known for Terra Nova (2008), Sad (2008) and Plennyy (2008).
- Galina Frolova was born on 23 November 1918 in Bryansk, Bryansk uyezd, Oryol Governorate, RSFSR [now Bryansk Oblast, Russia]. She was an actress, known for Operatsiya 'Kobra' (1960), Nad Tissoy (1958) and Vsyo dlya vas (1965). She died on 2 October 2001 in Moscow, Russia.
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- Editor
Larisa Sadilova was born on 22 October 1963 in Bryansk, Bryanskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is a director and writer, known for Once in Trubchevsk (2019), S dnyom rozhdeniya! (1998) and S lyubovyu. Lilya (2003). She was previously married to Gennadiy Sidorov.- Irina Radchenko was born on 30 August 1923 in Novozybkov, Novozybkov uyezd, Gomel Governorate, RSFSR, USSR [now Novozybkovsky District, Bryansk Oblast, Russia]. She was an actress, known for Dark Is the Night (1945), Dikaya sobaka Dingo (1962) and Sirtn e yergum (1957). She died on 20 December 1989.
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- Art Department
Grigoriy Roshal was born on 21 October 1899 in Novozybkov, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Bryansk Oblast, Russia]. He was a director and writer, known for Mussorgsky (1950), Ivan Pavlov (1949) and Rimskiy-Korsakov (1953). He was married to Vera Stroyeva. He died on 11 January 1983 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia].- Nina Rautio was born on 21 September 1957 in Bryansk, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is an actress, known for The Maid of Orleans (1993).
- Rudolfs Dambrans was born on 4 June 1924 in Bryansk, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was an actor, known for Zakon Antarktidy (1963), Tava laime (1960) and Razvedchiki (1969). He died on 21 July 2005 in Riga, Latvia.
- Efim Kamenetsky was born on July 27, 1935, in Penza, Russia, USSR (now Penza, Russia). In 1958 he graduated from State Pedagogical Institute as an actor and teacher. From 1960-1968 he was an actor in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia.
From 1969-1986 Kamenetsky was a permanent member of the Leningrad Theatre of Lensovet under directorship of Igor Vladimirov.
Since 1987 Kamenetsky has been a permanent member of the troupe at the Theatre of Komissarzhevskoi in St. Petersburg.
Kamenetsky was designated the title of Honorable Artist of Russia. He played more than 100 roles on stage. He also taught acting classes in Russia, Poland, and England. He directed a London stage production of 'Crime and Punishment' based on the novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Kamenetsky is currently residing in St. Petersburg, Russia. - Pyotr Proskurin was born on 22 January 1928 in Kosizy, Sevsk Uyezd, Bryansk Governorate, RSFSR, USSR [now Bryansk Oblast, Russia]. He was a writer, known for Lyubov zemnaya (1975), Sudba (1977) and Pered samim soboy (1985). He died on 26 October 2001 in Moscow, Russia.
- Sergey Lysov was born on 25 May 1953 in Novozybkov, Bryansk Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is an actor, known for The Ugly Swans (2006), Uboynaya sila (2000) and Ty u menya odna (1993).
- Marina Yurasova was born on 3 January 1934 in Bryansk, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She was an actress, known for Mister Iks (1958), Tumannost Andromedy (1967) and Rokirovka v dlinnuyu storonu (1969). She died on 28 May 2016 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
- Victor Afanasyev was born on 31 December 1948 in Bryansk, Bryansk, Russia.
- Anatoli Shalayev was born on 26 December 1925 in Bryansk Governorate, Russian Empire. He was an actor, known for Volga - Volga (1938) and Kogda pesnya ne konchaetsya (1965). He died on 26 July 1997.
- Evgeniy Vinokurov was born on 22 October 1925 in Bryansk, Russian SFSR, USSR. He was a writer, known for Po zakonam voennogo vremeni (1983). He died in 1993.
- Fyodor Tyutchev was born on 5 December 1803 in Ovstug, Oryol Governorate, Russian Empire [now Bryansk Oblast, Russia]. He was a writer, known for Mamochka (2015). He was married to Eleonore Peterson and Ernestine von Dörnberg. He died on 27 July 1873 in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire.
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Ilya Rakhlin was born on 10 October 1917 in Klintsy, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Republic [now Bryansk oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Heavenly Swallows (1976). He died on 15 August 2002 in St. Petersburg, Russia.- Nikolay Shevkunenko was born on 7 October 1930 in Bryansk, Western Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Bryansk Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Vverkh tormashkami (1992), Dikoe pole (1991) and Ocharovatelnye prisheltsy (1991). He died on 3 March 2015.