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Artyom Bystrov was born on 19 March 1985 in Gorky, Gorky Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia]. He is an actor and producer, known for The Fool (2014), Tochka opory (2024) and T-34 (2018).

Pavel Makhotin was born on 19 February 1926 in Vyksa, Nizhny Novgorod Governorate, RSFSR, USSR [now Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Ya byl sputnikom solntsa (1959), Veter 'Nadezhdy' (1978) and The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed (1979). He died on 1 March 2001 in Moscow, Russia.

Igor Maslennikov was born on 26 October 1931 in Nizhny Novgorod, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was a director and writer, known for Sentimentalnyi Roman (1976), Pisma k Elze (2002) and Zimnyaya vishnya 2 (1990). He died on 17 September 2022 in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Vladimir Vikhrov was born on 17 January 1954 in Gorky, RSFSR, USSR [now Nizhny Novgorod, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Krasnye dipkurery (1977), Ekipazh mashiny boevoy (1983) and Iskhod (1990). He died on 6 September 2010 in Moscow, Russia.

Natalya Gudkova was born on 23 October 1977 in Gorky, RSFSR, USSR [now Nizhny Novgorod, Russia]. She is an actress, known for Dikiy (2009), Bullet: Ek Dhamaka (2005) and Voditel dlya Very (2004).

Natalya Pavlenkova was born on 7 September 1960 in Gorky, Gorky Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia]. She is an actress, known for Zoology (2016), Conference (2020) and Ne khodite, devki, zamuzh (1985).

Aleksey Zaytsev was born on 28 March 1939 in Chyornyoe, Gorky Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor and producer, known for Telo (1990), Chelovek, kotoryy bral intervyu (1987) and Alyoshkina lyubov (1961). He died on 26 May 2018 in Dzerzhinsk, Nizhegorodskaya oblast, Russia.

Aleksandr Veledinskiy was born on 27 July 1959 in Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhegorodskiy kray, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is a writer and director, known for The Geographer Drank His Globe Away (2013), Zhivoy (2006) and 1993 (2023).

Vera Voronkova was born on 21 March 1965 in Gorky, Gorky Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia]. She is an actress, known for Lyubovnik (2002), Paradise (2016) and Kontakt (2005).

Aleksandr Kulikov was born on 27 May 1965 in Gorky, RSFSR, USSR [now Nizhny Novgorod, Russia]. Aleksandr was a producer, known for Volshebniki (2022). Aleksandr died on 28 November 2016 in Maly Mayak, Russia.

Sergei Desnitsky is a Russian actor of Moscow Art Theatre (MKhAT).

He was born Sergei Glebovich Desnitsky on April 4, 1941, in the Soviet Union. From 1958 - 1962 he studied acting under A. Karev and G. Gerasimov at Moscow Art Theatre School of Acting, graduating in 1962 as an actor. In 1968 he starred in the title role in Eksperiment doktora Absta (1969), by director Anton Timonishin. He later continued his 'Sci-Fi' career as the title character in Pilot Pirx's Inquest (1979), adapted from the eponymous book by Stanislaw Lem.

Since 1964 Sergei Desnitsky has been a permanent member of the troupe at Moscow Art Theatre (MKhAT). There his stage partners were such renown Russian actors as Anatoli Ktorov, Alla Tarasova, Olga Androvskaya, Angelina Stepanova, Mikhail Yanshin, Viktor Stanitsyn, Aleksey Gribov, Boris Livanov, Mikhail Kedrov, Mark Prudkin, Anastasiya Georgievskaya, Vasili Toporkov, Mikhail Bolduman, Pavel Massalsky, and the next generation of MKhAT actors - Oleg Efremov, Tatyana Doronina, Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Oleg Tabakov, Kristina Babushkina, Alla Pokrovskaya, Kira Golovko, Tatyana Lavrova, Nina Gulyaeva, Olga Barnet, Iya Savvina, Irina Miroshnichenko, Elena Panova, Darya Moroz, Olga Litvinova, Natalya Rogozhkina, Ekaterina Semyonova, Olga Yakovleva, Raisa Maksimova, Evgeniya Dobrovolskaya, Anastasiya Voznesenskaya, Andrey Myagkov, Stanislav Lyubshin, Vladimir Kashpur, Vladlen Davydov, Viktor Sergachyov, Vyacheslav Nevinnyy, Evgeniy Kindinov, Vladimir Krasnov, Dmitriy Nazarov, Sergey Sazontev, Avangard Leontev, Igor Vasilev, Igor Vernik, Sergei Sosnovsky, Mikhail Porechenkov, Konstantin Khabensky, Valeri Khlevinsky, Aleksei Agapov, Valeriy Troshin, Mikhail Trukhin, Eduard Chekmazov, Aleksey Kravchenko, and Evgeniy Mironov among others. During the 1960s - 2000s Desnitsky made stage appearance in about 100 various roles. His most memorable stage roles were as Karelin in 'Shestoe Iyulya' (aka.. The 6th of July) by Mikhail Shatrov, and as Monakhov in 'Varvary' (aka.. The Barbarians) by Maxim Gorky. He also appeared in supporting roles in Anton Chekhov's classic plays 'Chaika' (aka.. The Seagull), 'Dyadya Vanya' (aka.. Uncle Vanya), and 'Vishnevy sad' (aka.. The Cherry Orchard). Besides his acting career, Desnitsky was assistant director for Boris Livanov and Oleg Efremov.

Since 1991 Desnitsky with his wife, actress Vera Desnitskaya, has been performing with their own theatrical enterprise in Moscow. There he made acclaimed performances as Illarion in 'ya, babushka, Iliko i Illarion' (aka.. Me, grandmother, Iliok, and Illarion) by Nodar Dumbadze. He played about twenty roles in Soviet films and on television, and also made voice-overs for characters in Soviet cartoons, as well as imported foreign films. Desnitsky was designated Honorable Actor of Russia. He is living in Moscow, Russia.

Sergey Tsepov was born on 16 July 1960 in Kstovo, Gorky Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia]. He is an actor, known for Fortress of War (2010), Fart (2005) and Begletsy (2014).

Ekaterina Travova was born on 10 September 1985 in Arzamas, Gorky Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia]. She is an actress, known for Sklifosovsky (2012), The Baloon Will Come Back (2015) and Stronger Than Fate (2014).

Konstantin Chikin was born on 6 March 1927 in Lukoyanov, Nizhny Novgorod Governorate, RSFSR, USSR [now Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia]. He was a director, known for The Wild Swans (1962), The Snow Maiden (1952) and Noch pered Rozhdestvom (1951). He died on 27 March 1994 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Natalya Minyaeva was born on 31 March 1974 in Dzerzhinsk, Gorky Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia]. She was previously married to Aleksandr Rudin.

Nikita Kriukov was born on 30 May 1985 in Dzerzhinsk, Gorky Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia].

Evgeniy Menshov was born on 19 February 1947 in Gorky, RSFSR, USSR [now Nizhny Novgorod, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Zhiteyskoe delo (1976), Gde ty, lyubov? (1981) and Gosudarstvennaya granitsa (1980). He was married to Larysa Borushko, Olga Groznoy and Natalia Selivyorstova. He died on 19 May 2015 in Moscow, Russia.

Rudolf Mukhin was born on 13 December 1935 in Gorky, RSFSR, USSR [now Nizhny Novgorod, Russia]. He was an actor and production manager, known for Obyknovennoe chudo (1965), The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed (1979) and Kuryer na Vostok (1991). He died on 28 October 1992.

Vsevolod Korshunov is a Russian film critic, film drama theorist, podcaster. He is the regular film reviewer for podcast show Close-Up (2020).

Vsevolod Korshunov graduated from the Department of Journalism at the Philological Faculty of Nizhny Novgorod State University in 2000.

In 2002, he began to live in Moscow. In 2008, he graduated from the Screenwriting and Film Studies Faculty of the S. A. Gerasimov All-Russian State University of Cinematography (a.k.a. VGIK). Since 2009, teacher of the faculty "Dramaturgy" at VGIK. In 2014, he defended his dissertation on the topic "Non-classical methods of compositional construction of a modern screenplay" for the degree of candidate of Art history.

From 2010 to 2021, he was the chief editor of the documentaries and TV series department of the TV channel Russia-Cultura.

In 2012, he attended a Summer Workshop for Instruction in Screenwriting, USC Cinematic Arts. He became the curator of the Practical Film Criticism program and a teacher of intensive courses "History of Cinema" and "Modern Cinema" at the Moscow Film School.

Since 2020, co-host of the Kinopoisk podcast Close-Up (2020) reviewing and analyzing old and new films.

Mikhail Zimin was born on 5 August 1930 in Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhegorodskiy kray, RSFSR, USSR [now Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Krasnoe i chernoe (1976), We'll Live Till Monday (1968) and Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980). He died on 30 December 1991 in Moscow, Russia.

Nikolay Dovzhenko was born in September 1933 in Dzerzhinsk, Gorky Krai, RSFSR, USSR [now Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Na zelyonoy zemle moyey (1958), Taina zelyonogo bora (1961) and Nadezhda (1955). He died on 29 October 2005 in Dzerzhinsk, Russia.

Stepan Bogdanov was born on 28 April 1936 in Gorky, Gorky Krai, RSFSR, USSR [now Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia]. He is known for The Island (2006), Prostodushnyy (1994) and Dolphin Jump (2009).

Anatoliy Garichev was born on 6 September 1938 in Gorky, RSFSR, USSR [now Nizhny Novgorod, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Chelovek-nevidimka (1977), Oshibki yunosti (1978) and Foma Gordeev (1959). He died in 2014 in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Ruslan Zakharov was born on 24 March 1987 in Gorky, RSFSR, USSR [now Nizhny Novgorod, Russia]. He is married to Sitora Zakharova.

Nikolay Kruglov was born on 8 April 1981 in Gorky, RSFSR, USSR [now Nizhny Novgorod, Russia].