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Nikita Tryamkin is a hockey player of domestic origin, acting as a defender. He is a pupil of the Ural hockey. It is known not only to Russian fans of this puck game, but also to overseas specialists. Nikita Andreevich Tryamkin is a dimensional hockey player more than two meters tall and weighing more than one hundred kilograms
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Not every songwriter manages to write hits that have not lost their popularity on the stage for more than half a century. Anatoly Sergeevich Gorokhov succeeded. His golden hit "The Queen of Beauty", which was first performed by Muslim Magomayev, is still included in their repertoire by contemporary singers
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Rebecca Romijn is a Hollywood actress, formerly a fashion model and a participant in many fashion shows. Perhaps her most famous film role is the role of the mutant Mystic in the X-Men series of superhero blockbusters. Model career and TV debut Rebecca Romijn was born in November 1972 in the American town of Berkeley, California
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Starozaslavsky Castle is the only partially preserved building of the castle complex of the 15th century, located in the old part of the city of Izyaslav in Volyn at the confluence of the Soshenya River to the Goryn River. History The construction of the Starozaslavsky castle in the 15th century is associated with the name of Prince Vasily Fedorovich the Red (*?
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Mikhail Yurievich Lermontov (1814–1841) is a recognized classic of Russian literature. He lived a short but very eventful life. Here are some facts from his biography that are not told about in school. Instructions Step 1 They say that when Mikhail Lermontov was born, the midwife who delivered the baby said that this boy would not die a natural death
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Sergey Nikolaevich Moiseev is a talented actor of the New Drama Theater in Moscow, where he has been playing since 2006. He is actively involved in productions of various styles and genres, acting in films. His work has made a great contribution to the theatrical art
Vaclav Dvorzhetsky is a man with a difficult fate. Noble origin prevented him from making a quick career in the Land of the Soviets. Instead, camps were prepared for the future famous actor. But even in prison, Dvorzhetsky continued to work on stage
Evgeny Nesterenko is a leading figure of the national and world opera scene. He has an incredible beauty and timbre of voice (bass), bright acting skills, excellent diction, which allows him to perform vocal music not only in Russian, but also in foreign languages
Puppet shows have a much more ancient history than any other types and genres of theatrical art. But, having survived the centuries and different historical structures, the puppet theater still has not lost its popularity. His performances are always popular with both young and adult audiences
Even talented artists have to wait for their director for years. But not every director is able to consider the potential of the performer. So it happened with Nina Kornienko. Her repertoire is not striking in the number of roles. But each of them was remembered by the audience of both theater and cinema
On September 15, a new 237 season opens at the Bolshoi Theater. Its leadership plans to present at least nine premieres. From which it follows that the new creative year will be rich and bright. The new theater season will be opened by La Scala in Milan, the audience will see the opera Don Giovanni
The Bolshoi Theater is rightfully considered a symbol and a visiting card of Russian culture. Such world famous opera and ballet stars as F. Chaliapin, S. Lemeshev, I. Kozlovsky, G. Ulanova, M. Plisetskaya, V. Vasiliev, E. Maksimova, G. Vishnevskaya, N
The choice of a profession is a very responsible procedure for every adequate person. Much has been said and written about early vocational guidance, but the proposed methods do not always help. It is much more important to orient a young person taking into account his psychological type
Vsevolod Meyerhold is a Soviet actor and director who broke the stereotypes of classical theater without regret. In his productions, he was not afraid of experiments, avant-garde techniques, grotesque, the use of new acting techniques. His performances did not leave anyone indifferent
Boris Godunov is an opera created by Mussorgsky in 1869 on the basis of Pushkin's tragedy. Over the 150 years of its existence, it has been staged a myriad of times both on the territory of Russia and abroad. Instructions Step 1 After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the number of productions of Boris Godunov dropped sharply, and for some time the opera was not shown in Russia at all
Maria Ermolova is a dramatic actress who turned the world of theater upside down and managed to show the heroes of famous works in a different way. The first was awarded the title of People's Artist of the Republic. After her death, the Moscow Drama Theater was named in her honor
World theater, born five hundred years BC, has come a long way from one poet and one reciter, through the cult of the playwright, then the actor, then the director to the modern theater of the document and Rimini protocol. The journey was long, but it is not finished
It is not often in reality that there are situations when a capable child manages to realize his talents. According to some experts, a climate has developed in Ukraine that promotes the development of vocal skills. A vivid confirmation of this is the work of Vasily Gerello
The Soviet figure skating school has convincingly confirmed the correctness of the chosen concept. Although, according to authoritative experts, there was no consensus in the coaching company on this issue. The fact is that for a long period of time the main competition on the ice was observed between domestic specialists
In the very center of the historical part of Kiev, a stone's throw from Khreshchatyk, not far from the Golden Gate, at the corner of two old streets - Pushkinskaya and Bohdan Khmelnitsky - there is a building well known to the people of Kiev and guests of the capital of Ukraine as the Lesya Ukrainka Theater (Russian Drama)
Soviet Russian opera singer, with a baritone singing voice. People's Artist of the USSR (1976). Biography Yuri Antonovich was born in the city of Krasnik on July 18, 1931. He spent his entire childhood in Ukraine, graduated from the Technical University in 1955, where he was engaged in independent creative work, and in circles that unite interests, he also began to study opera
Irina Vasilieva is an opera singer, soloist of the Mariinsky Theater, Laureate of international competitions. Her unique soprano captivates listeners with a combination of vocal power and beautiful timbre, coupled with unsurpassed mastery of performance
In theatrical slang, fanatical fans of the stars are called “cheeses”, and few people know why. But this word came from the name of the store that fifty years ago was located on the corner of Gorky Street and Kamergersky Lane, not far from the apartment of Sergei Yakovlevich Lemeshev
Variety is a type of theater whose performances are based on a combination of different genres of theatrical, musical, pop and circus art. Variety theater performances are always light and cheerful. They are filled with humor, irony, and elements of parody
Zinovy Vysokovsky could well have become an experienced and skillful engineer. However, he dreamed of performing on the theater stage. And he did everything to make his dream come true. The actor took part in many theatrical performances, was a master of the spoken genre, acted in films