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Vasily Andreevich Karatygin

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Vasily Andreevich Karatygin

Birth
Saint Petersburg Federal City, Russia
Death
25 Mar 1855 (aged 53)
Saint Petersburg Federal City, Russia
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Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg Federal City, Russia Add to Map
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Actor. A leading actor of Russian Romanticism, he joined the Bolshoi Theatre at St. Petersburg, Russia in 1820, then moved to the Alexandrine Theatre in 1832. A rival to Pavel Mochalov, Russia's greatest actor of his time, he excelled in the numerous productions of Shakespeare's and Schiller's plays, Following his death at the age of 53, he was originally interred in Smolenskoe Orthodox Cemetery, but later his remains were relocated to the Alexander Nevsky Monastery.
Actor. A leading actor of Russian Romanticism, he joined the Bolshoi Theatre at St. Petersburg, Russia in 1820, then moved to the Alexandrine Theatre in 1832. A rival to Pavel Mochalov, Russia's greatest actor of his time, he excelled in the numerous productions of Shakespeare's and Schiller's plays, Following his death at the age of 53, he was originally interred in Smolenskoe Orthodox Cemetery, but later his remains were relocated to the Alexander Nevsky Monastery.

Bio by: William Bjornstad

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  • Originally Created by: William Bjornstad
  • Added: Jun 26, 2018
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190899348/vasily_andreevich-karatygin: accessed ), memorial page for Vasily Andreevich Karatygin (10 Mar 1802–25 Mar 1855), Find a Grave Memorial ID 190899348, citing Smolenskoye Orthodox Cemetery, Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg Federal City, Russia; Maintained by Find a Grave.