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Abdulov, Aleksandr b. May 29, 1953 d. January 3, 2008
Actor. Born in Tobolsk, Russia, he made his 1974 motion picture debut in "About Vitya, about Masha and the Sea Force." In 1975 he was hired by Lenkom Theater director Mark Zakharov, and became a celebrity after appearing in "The Ordinary Miracle." During the early 1980s he was considered a sex symbol and one of the most popular Russian stars, playing in "Look for a Woman," "Magicians" and "The Woman in White." During the 1990s he mostly worked in the Lenkom Theatre, where he directed the play "...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
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Aksyonov, Vasily b. August 20, 1932 d. July 6, 2009
Writer. He was a prolific Russian author best known for his novels critical of the Soviet system. He began his career writing for the Yunost (Youth) magazine in the 1950s and his first novel, "The Colleagues," was published in 1959. In 1970s, Aksyonov with several other writers set up their own journal called Metropol, but it was blocked from publishing causing Aksyonov being expelled from Soviet Union citizenship. Relocating to the United States in 1980, he continued his writing and taught...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
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Artomonova, Inga b. August 29, 1936 d. January 4, 1966
Olympic Champion Ice Skater.
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Benislavskaya, Galina Arturovna b. 1897 d. 1926
Yesenin was the great love of Galina Benislavskaya. She wrote him a lot of letters and he answered some of them. After the death of Yesenin (also suicide), she decided to end also her life. After her death on the grave of Yesenin, all trees surrounding Yesenin's grave had to be removed, to avoid the next death of his fans.
Cause of death: Hung herself in a tree above the grave of Sergei Yesenin
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Plot: Meters from Yesenin's grave
Bobrishev-Pushkin, Pavel Sergeievich b. July 15, 1802 d. February 13, 1865
He was a 'Dekabristy', a leader of the December 1825 Russian Revolution.
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Chukhrai, Grigori b. May 23, 1921 d. October 28, 2001
Motion Picture Director, Screenwriter. One of the first important talents to emerge from the post-Stalinist "thaw" period of Soviet Cinema. His fame rests on "Ballad of a Soldier" (1959), a simple, haunting allegory of a young Russian who falls in love while on leave during World War II. The first Soviet film entered into a US film festival, it took top honors in San Francisco in 1960 and Chukhrai shared a 1962 Academy Award nomination for its original screenplay. Grigori Naumovich Chukhraj...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
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Plot: Grave adjacent to Columbarium
Dahl, Vladimir Ivanovich b. November 10, 1801 d. October 4, 1872
Lexicographer. Author of the first dictionary of the Russian language. (Bio by: Graveaddiction)
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Frolov, Alexander Fillipovich b. August 24, 1804 d. May 6, 1885
He was a 'Dekabristy', a leader of the December 1825 Russian Revolution.
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Golovkina, Sofia b. October 13, 1915 d. February 17, 2004
Russian Ballerina. She danced with the Bolshoi Theater for nearly three decades. Her many roles included Aurora in "Sleeping Beauty" and Odette in "Swan Lake." (Bio by: Laurie)
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Gomelsky, Alexander b. January 18, 1928 d. August 16, 2005
Legendary Russian Basketball Coach. Remembered as the "father" of Soviet and Russian basketball he is considered by many to have been one of the greatest basketball coaches on the world stage. His team was the first ever to deprive Team USA of an Olymipc gold medal, in the 1972 olympics at Munich. Born in the northwestern Russian town of Kronstadt he studied sports coaching in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg). Then was a coach for SKA Leningrad, ASK Riga and CSKA Moscow before his appointment as...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser)
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Grinkov, Sergei Mikhailovich b. February 4, 1967 d. November 20, 1995
Olympic figure skating champion.
Cause of death: Heart attack during skating practice in the USA
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Korotayev, Oleg Georgievich b. September 4, 1949 d. January 12, 1994
Russian boxing champion.
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Kvantrishvili, Otari b. January 27, 1948 d. April 5, 1994
Russian Mobster and former Russian Wrestling Champ, president of a sports foundation who also controlled Russia's wrestling federation. He was murdered at a public steam bath house by a contract killer and whose funeral was shown on television accompanied by the theme tune from the film The Godfather. (Bio by: Graveaddiction)
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Lemeshev, Vyacheslav b. April 3, 1952 d. 1996
Olympic boxer. Middleweight champion.
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Meyerhold, Vsevolod [cenotaph] b. February 10, 1874 d. February 2, 1940
Director, Actor. Regarded as one of the most dynamic and original artists of 20th Century Theatre. He rebelled against naturalism on the Russian stage and sought a "pure" theatrical approach by synthesizing classical and avant-garde techniques. His aggressive individualism often put him at odds with his country's rulers and ultimately cost him his life. Vsevolod Emilevich Meyerhold was born in Penza, into a middle-class family of Prussian descent. Drawn to the stage from childhood, he dropped...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
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Plot: Section 17
Mironov, Andrey Aleksandrovich b. March 8, 1941 d. August 16, 1987
Actor. He was one of Russia's most popular movie stars during the late Soviet era. His films include "My Younger Brother" (1962), "Three Plus Two" (1963), "The Diamond Arm" (1968), and "The Twelve Chairs" (1976), in which he played Ostap Bender. He was named People's Actor of the USSR. Mironov was born in Moscow. In 1962 he joined Moscow's Satire Theatre and remained with that company the rest of his life. He collapsed and died on its stage while performing the title role in "The...[Read More] (Bio by: Pawel Golowin)
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Pakhomova, Ludmilla b. December 31, 1946 d. May 17, 1986
Russian ice skating pairs champion.
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Ragulin, Alexander 'Rags' b. May 5, 1941 d. November 17, 2004
Professional Hockey Player, Olympic Medalist. A top Soviet hockey player during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, Ragulin played as a Defenseman for the Red Army ice hockey team and the Russia and Intl hockey leagues. Ragulin played for Khimik Voskresensk from 1957 to 1962, CSKA Moscow from 1962 to 1974, Russian National Team from 1969 to 1970, Soviet Union All-Stars from 1972 to 1973, and Novokuzhetsk Metallurg from 1992 to 1993. Among many of Ragulin's awards and honours was being a 10 time World...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
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Raikh, Zinaida b. 1893 d. July 14, 1939
Actress. She was married to the poet Sergei Essenin from 1917 to 1921. Known more for her great beauty and fiery temperament than for her acting ability, she nevertheless became a star at the theatre of Vsevolod Meyerhold, whom she married in 1924. In 1939, Josef Stalin had Meyerhold arrested on trumped-up charges of anti-Soviet activities. Three weeks later, thugs acting on orders of Stalin's secret police broke into Meyerhold's Moscow apartment and savagely attacked Raikh; she died of 17...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Vagan'kovskoe Cemetery, Moscow, Russian Federation
Plot: Section 17
Solonitsyn, Anatoly b. August 30, 1934 d. June 11, 1982
Actor. Rugged yet sensitive character star of Soviet Russian films. Born in Niznij Tagil, he worked as a mechanic while moonlighting as an unpaid performer in regional theatre. In 1964 he was plucked from obscurity by director Andrei Tarkovsky and cast in the title role of his epic historical film "Andrei Rublev", which took a grueling two years to complete. It proved highly controversial in the USSR and abroad and would not receive wide release until 1971, though Solonitsyn's performance was...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
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