The name of this actor was known to all the boys who lived in the USSR. The film titled "Chapaev" did not leave the screens for several decades. Boris Babochkin not only created heroic images on the screen, but also served as an example for the younger generation in everyday life.
Childhood and youth
The beginning of the 20th century was marked by revolutionary processes that radically changed the existing world order. Boris Andreevich Babochkin was a participant in large-scale events that unfolded throughout Russia. Due to the circumstances, the characters that the actor represented on the stage and on the screen became folk heroes. Among such legendary personalities is the red division commander Vasily Ivanovich Chapaev. In the film of the same name, Babochkin played the title role.
The future People's Artist of the Soviet Union was born on January 18, 1904 in an intelligent Russian family. Parents at that time lived in the famous city of Saratov. My father worked as a railway engineer on the railway. Mother taught Russian language and literature at the gymnasium. The boy grew up inquisitive and lively. Already at the age of four, he recited poetry at children's parties and Christmas trees with his older brother Vitaly. When Boris was eight years old, he was sent to study at a real school.
Professional activity
Being a "realist", Babochkin spent all his free time in the theater studio. The aspiring actor took part in amateur performances and vaudeville performances. Could perform a romance or dance the sailor's "apple" dance. In 1919, after graduating from college, Boris and a friend joined the Komsomol and volunteered for the Red Army. He was sent to serve in the political department of the Fifth Army on the Eastern Front. After a year and a half, he was demobilized and returned to his hometown of Saratov, where he entered the service at the local drama theater.
In 1921, on the advice of his mentor, Babochkin left for Moscow to get a professional acting education at the Young Masters studio, which was directed by the famous theater director Illarion Pevtsov. Having received theoretical and practical training, Boris worked for several seasons on the stage of the Voronezh Drama Theater. In 1926 he moved to the city on the Neva and the next season began performing on the stage of the Leningrad Theater of Satire. At the same time, Babochkin began to be invited to shoot a movie.
Recognition and privacy
The finest hour for the actor came after the release of the film "Chapaev". Until now, this film is considered one of the best, created at Russian film studios. Babochkin has more than thirty films to his credit, in which he played major and minor roles.
For his great contribution to the development of Soviet art, Boris Babochkin was awarded the honorary title of Hero of Socialist Labor. The actor has been awarded many orders and medals.
The personal life of Boris Andreevich has developed well. In the late 1920s, he married the ballerina Ekaterina Mikhailovna Babochkina. Husband and wife have lived their entire life together under one roof. Raised and raised two daughters. People's Artist of the USSR died in July 1975 of a heart attack.
