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Studied acting in The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in Moscow. Began his career in the film directed by Eugeni Ginzburg Voices of fish (2008). Allso known for his performance in TV series Bros (2009-2014). Next he starred in Robin Kampiyo's Eastern Boys (2012) . The film was nominated for 3 French César awards. Vorobyov later starred in the romantic drama Out of love (2016). The film took part in the Rotterdam Film Festival (IFFR 2016) in the main program Bright Future. The short film Prayer the debut of Vorobyov as director in co-creation with Eugene Tkachuk received 12 awards at various festivals. In the summer of 2015 Vorobyov became the writer/director of the short film Silent Water, the shooting took place in Kostroma.- Actor
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Roman Kurtsyn was born on 14 March 1985 in Kostroma, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is an actor and producer, known for The Ship (2014), Likho and Samyy Novyy god! (2020). He is married to Anna Nazarova. They have one child.- Mikhail Pugovkin was a Russian comedian known for his roles in Wedding in Malinovka (1967) and Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession (1973).
He was born Mikhail Ivanovich Pugon'kin on July 13, 1923, in the village of Rameshki, Kostroma province, Russia, Soviet Union. At age 13, Pugovkin moved to Moscow. He had a dream of being an actor, but his first job was that of a metal worker at a Moscow factory. During the season of 1938-39, Pugovkin, still an amateur actor, gained attention among professionals due to his highly unusual talent as comedian. In 1940 he joined the troupe of Moscow Drama under directorship of Fedor Kaverin.
In 1941 Pugovkin made his film debut in Delo Artamonovykh (1941) by director Grigoriy Roshal. Then he was drafted in the Red Army, and fought in the front-lines against the Nazis during the Second World War. He served in a military intelligence unit and was decorated for his courage. In 1942, during a clandestine operation, Pugovkin was wounded in the leg and was hospitalized. His wound was so serious that a surgeon insisted on amputation, which Pugovkin declined, because he wanted to continue his acting career. He spent several months recuperating, and eventually re-gained his mobility and became able to work as an actor again.
In 1943, he applied to the Acting Studio of Moscow Art Theatre (MKhAT), although he neither had a high school diploma, nor any formal education. However, he made such a good impression at the entrance exams, that Ivan Moskvin petitioned to the Soviet authorities to accept Pugovkin. In 1947 he graduated as actor, and worked on stage with several companies in Murmansk and Vilnius, then moved back to Moscow and joined the company at Lenkom. From 1960 to 1978 he was a staff actor at Mosfilm Studio, then, from 1978 until 1991 he was a staff actor at the Gorky Film Studio.
Over the course of his acting career, he played leading and supporting roles in over 100 film and television productions. He worked with such directors as Mikhail Romm, Mikhail Kalatozov, Vladimir Petrov, Aleksandr Ptushko, Gerbert Rappaport, Venyamin Dorman, Andrey Tutyshkin, Oleg Dashkevich, Aleksandr Rou, Vladimir Basov, and Leonid Gaidai, among others.
Pugovkin was designated People's Actor of the USSR (1988), and received numerous decorations from the Soviet and Russian authorities. From 1991 to 1999, Pugovkin resided in Mediterranean climate at the Black Sea resort of Yalta, Cimea. From 1999 to 2008 he lived in the apartments for actors of Moscow Art Theatre. He died on July 25, 2008 at his apartment in Moscow, and was laid to rest in Vagankovskoe Cemetery, Moscow, Russia. - Vasili Nikandrov was born on 30 January 1869 in Bachelka village, Kostroma Governorate, Russian Empire [now Kostroma oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for October (Ten Days that Shook the World) (1927), Moskva v oktyabre (1927) and V tylu u byelykh (1925). He died in 1944 in Rostov-na-Donu, Rostov oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
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Vasili Ordynsky was born on 6 April 1923 in Kostroma, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was a director and writer, known for Khozhdenie po mukam (1977), Cherez vse gody (1985) and Cherez Gobi i Khingan (1981). He died on 4 November 1985 in Moscow, Russia.- Director
- Art Department
Nikolai Izvolov was born on 14 February 1962 in Kostroma, RSFSR, USSR. He is a director, known for Istoriya grazhdanskoy voyny (2021), Proekt inzhenera Prayta (1918) and The Last Bolshevik (1993).- Oksana Syrtsova was born on 8 May 1986 in Sudislavl, Kostroma region, RSFSR, USSR. She is an actress, known for Salyut-7 (2017), Autsayder (2023) and Russkie (2023).
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- Additional Crew
Semyon Samodur was born on 17 January 1911 in Buy, Kostroma Governorate, Russian Empire [now Kostroma Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Sredi tysyachi dorog... (1984), A Quiet Jetty (1957) and Noyev kovcheg (1976). He died on 5 June 1991 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].- Actor
- Director
Andrei Popov was a Russian actor best known as Iago in Othello (1956) by director Sergey Bondarchuk, and as Zakhar in A Few Days from the Life of I.I. Oblomov (1980) by director Nikita Mikhalkov
He was born Andrei Alekseevich Popov, on April 12, 1918, in Kostroma, Russia. His father, Aleksei Popov, was a film and stage actor. Andrei Popov made his film debut in 1930, as a schoolboy in silent film 'Krupnaya nepriyatnost'; that film was eventually lost or destroyed in the turbulent history of Soviet Union. From 1935 to 1939 Popov studied acting at the Drama Studio of the Red Army Theatre in Moscow, graduating in 1939, as actor. During the Second World War, Andrei Popov was member of a touring Red Army Theatre, which entertained soldiers at the front-lines.
From 1940 - 1974 Popov was a permanent member of the troupe at the Central Theatre of the Soviet Army (aka.. The Red Army Theatre), there his stage partners were notable Russian actors, such as Vladimir Zeldin, Lyudmila Kasatkina, Mikhail Gluzskiy, Nikolay Pastukhov, Vsevolod Larionov, and other actors. From 1963 to 1974 Popov was artistic director of the Central Theatre of the Soviet Army. There he shone as Ivan the Terrible in the popular play 'Death of Ivan the Terrible' by A.K. Tolstoy. Popov continued playing the role as Ivan the Terrible though the 1970s, even after he left the Soviet Army company and joined the troupe of Moscow Art Theatre.
He shot to fame with the role as Iago opposite Sergey Bondarchuk in the 1955 Soviet adaptation of the Shakespeare's tragedy 'Othello'. Over the course of his career Andrei Popov played leading and supporting roles in over 40 films. He also made memorable recordings on the Moscow radio focusing on stories by Anton Chekhov and other Russian literature classics. From 1974 - 1983 Popov was a member of the troupe at Moscow Art Theatre (MKhAT). There his stage partners were such stars as Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Oleg Efremov, Iya Savvina, Oleg Tabakov, Anastasiya Vertinskaya, and other notable Russian actors. Among Popov's best known stage performances at the Moscow Art Theatre were his appearances as Ivanov in the eponymous play by Anton Chekhov, and his performances as Sorin opposite Anastasiya Vertinskaya as Chaika in 'The Seagull'.
Andrei Popov was designated People's Actor of USSR (1966) and was awarded the State Prize of USSR for his acting. From 1960s to 1982 he taught acting at Moscow State Theatrical Institute (GITIS). He died of natural causes on June 14, 1983, and was laid to rest in Vvedenskoe Cemetery in Moscow, Russia.- Yekaterina Korchagina-Aleksandrovskaya was one of Russian theatre's most prolific actresses who survived three Russian revolutions and three wars and performed over 400 roles on stage and in film.
She was born Ekaterina Pavlovna Korchagina on December 23, 1874, in Kostroma, north of Moscow, Russian Empire. Her parents were professional actors, and young Ekaterina Korchagina performed on stage together with her parents, as a child. In 1887 she began her professional career as an actress under the stage name Olgina. At that time she worked with touring troupes, as well, as with permanent troupes of local theatre companies in Arkhangelsk, Mogilev, Tula, Tambov and other Russian cities. In 1883, at age 19, she married a fellow actor Vladimir Aleksandrovsky.
In 1904 she moved to the capital of Russia, St. Petersburg, where she had more chances for her studies, as well, as her acting career. From 1904 - 1907 she was a permanent member of the troupe at Komissarzhevky Theatre in St. Petersburg, then was a permanent member of the troupe at Society of Arts and Literature in St. Petersburg, and also worked with various other tropes in St. Petersburg. From 1915 until the end of her life in 1951, Korchagina-Aleksandrovskaya was a permanent member of the troupe at the legendary Aleksandrinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg (now The Pushkin Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia). She was best known for her stage performances as Lisa in A. Ostrovsky's play 'Groza' (aka... The Storm), and as Snegurochka in 'Snegurochka (aka... The Snowgirl), among her other memorable stage performances.
She made her film debut in the Soviet silent film Komediantka (1923), but there is also a record in her letters that she actually made her film debut in silent films by producer/director Aleksandr Khanzhonkov who initially invited her in his film after seeing her in a stage play during the 1900s, but soon Khanzhonkov changed his mind and said that she is not made for movies, however some of her scenes had been shot, albeit all of her early film scenes had been lost during the turbulent times of the Russian revolution and the Civil War. Her later career in the Soviet Union was highlighted by such film roles as Ulita in period film House of Greed (1934), based on the novel 'Gospoda Golovlevy' by writer Saltykov-Shchedrin, and as Mother Samoylova in _Mother and Sons (1938)_, by directors Mikhail Doller and Vsevolod Pudovkin.
Yekaterina Korchagina-Aleksandrovskaya was designated People's Artist of the USSR in 1936. She was awarded the State Prize of the USSR for her works on stage in 1943. She also received numerous awards and decorations for her contribution to the art of theatre and film, including the Order of Lenin (twice), and the Order of the Red Banner of Labor. She also made acclaimed radio performances of classic Russian plays during the 1940s. She died on January 15, 1951, and was laid to rest in Tikhvinskoe Cemetery of Aleksander Nevsky Lavra in St. Petersburg, Russia. - Sofya Pavlova was born on 22 December 1926 in Kostroma, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She was an actress, known for The Seagull (1972), Adyutant ego prevoskhoditelstva (1970) and Kommunist (1958). She died on 25 January 1991.
- Marina Makarova was born on 30 September 1974 in Kostroma, USSR. She was an actress, known for Uboynaya sila (2000), Kolibel nad bezdnoy (2014) and Sekretnaya sluzhba Ego Velichestva (2007). She died on 18 July 2020 in Kostroma, Russia.
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Evgeniy Ivanov-Barkov was born on 19 February 1892 in Kostroma, Kostroma uyezd, Kostroma Governorate, Russian Empire [now Kostroma Oblast, Russia]. He was a director and writer, known for Under Sunny Skies (1948), Dursun (1941) and Geroi Domny (1929). He died on 20 May 1965 in Ashkhabad, Turkmen SSR, USSR [now Ashgabat, Turkmenistan].- Vitaliy Sobolev was born on 11 December 1983 in Kostroma, Russia, USSR. He is an actor, known for Heavenly Judgement. Continuation (2014), Komissarsha (2017) and Chto i trebovalos dokazat (2017).
- Sergei Kalinin was born on 28 August 1896 in Kostroma, Russian Empire [now Russia]. He was an actor, known for Khleb i rozy (1960), Symphony of Life (1948) and Nebesa (1940). He died on 5 March 1971 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
- Aleksey Kurtsyn was born on 13 October 1996 in Kostroma, Russia. He is an actor, known for 14+ (2015).
- Sergey Papov was born on 1 October 1904 in Ilino, Kineshma uyezd, Kostroma Governorate, Russian Empire [now Kineshemsky District, Ivanovo Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Shchit i mech (1968), Przhevalsky (1952) and Metel (1965). He died on 18 October 1970 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
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- Writer
Yakov Akim was born on 15 December 1923 in Galich, Kostroma Governorate, RSFSR, USSR [now Kostroma Oblast, Russia]. Yakov was a writer, known for The Firefly No. 3 (1963), Patty (1956) and The Tale About Malchish-Kibalchish (1958). Yakov died on 21 October 2013 in Moscow, Russia.- Alexander Zinoviev was born on 29 October 1922 in Pakhtino, Kostroma Governorate, RSFSR [now Chukhlomsky District, Kostroma Oblast, Russia]. He was married to Olga Mironovna Zinovieva and Tamara Filateva. He died on 10 May 2006 in Moscow, Russia.
- Oleg Kuvayev was born on 12 August 1934 in Ponazyrevo, Ivanovo Industrial Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Kostroma Oblast, Russia]. He was a writer, known for Territoriya (2015), Territoriya (1979) and Brosok (1981). He died on 8 April 1975 in Pereslavl-Zalessky, Yaroslavl Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
- Dimitri Furmanov was born on 7 November 1891 in Sereda village, Nerekht district, Kostroma province, Russian Empire (now city of Furmanov, Ivanovo region, Russia). He was a writer, known for Myatezh (1929), Chapaev (1934) and Písen o Capajevovi (1958). He died on 15 March 1926 in Moscow, Soviet Union [now Russia].
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Gleb Nifontov was born on 20 June 1922 in Kostroma, RSFSR [now Russia]. He was a director and writer, known for U beregov Antarktidy (1956), Hunters in Siberia (1959) and Zelyonyy patrul (1961). He died on 1 October 1991 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR.- Elizaveta Solodova was born on 16 January 1922 in village Baglaevo, Nerekhta uyezd, Kostroma Governorate, RSFSR [now Nerekhtsky District, Kostroma Oblast, Russia]. She was an actress, known for The Cold Summer of 1953 (1988), The Mistress (1953) and Plashchanitsa Aleksandra Nevskogo (1992). She died on 3 April 2011 in Moscow, Russia.
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- Music Department
- Composer
Serge Jaroff was born on 20 March 1896 in Makaryev, Kostroma Governorate, Russian Empire [now Kostroma Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor and composer, known for Der Weg nach Shanghai (1936), Music for You (1951) and Es wird alles wieder gut (1957). He died on 5 October 1985 in Lakewood, New Jersey, USA.- Andrey A Popov was born on 12 March 1918 in Kostroma, Russia. He died on 10 June 1983 in Moscow, USSR.