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Andrei Abrikosov was a Russian film and stage actor best known for his leading and supporting roles in the Soviet films of the 1930s - 1950s, such as the silent film And Quiet Flows the Don (1930) and the Sergei Eisenstein's Alexander Nevsky (1938).

He was born Andrei Lvovich Abrikosov on November 14, 1906, in Simferopol, Crimean province, Russian Empire (now Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine). His father, Lew Abrikosov, was an agricultural technician, and his mother was a homemaker. Young Abrikosov left his parents' home as a teenager, and wandered all over Russia for several years, until he finally came to Moscow in 1925, at the age of 18. His first job was a metal worker at a Moscow industry, albeit he had a dream to become an actor, as he was fascinated by the silent movies.

In the summer of 1925 Abrikosov entered the acting studio of Aleksandra Khokhlova, but soon moved to the acting class of Z.S. Sokolova, the sister of Konstantin Stanislavski. In 1926 Abrikosov joined the troupe of the Maly Theatre, but directors did not give him any roles to play for the next five years. However, in 1930 he was cast by directors Olga Preobrazhenskaya and Ivan Pravov as the main lead in the silent movie _Tikhiy Don (1931)_ (aka.. The Cossacks of the Don, or 'And Quiet Flows the Don') which was the first film adaptation of the eponymous novel by Mikhail Sholokhov. The film became popular in Russia and internationally, and Abrikosov became and instant celebrity.

Andrei Abrikosov co-starred opposite Nikolay Cherkasov in the classic film Alexander Nevsky (1938) by director Sergei Eisenstein, and played supporting roles in both parts of 'Ivan the Terrible'. He was awarded the State Stalin's Prize (1941) and was designated People's Actor of Russia (1952) and People's Actor of the USSR (1968). During the 1930s he was a member of the troupe with the Moscow Chamber Theatre under directorship of Aleksandr Tairov. From 1938 to 1973 Abrikosov was a permanent member of the troupe at the Vakhtangov Theatre, and from 1953-1959 he was artistic director of the Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow.

During the peak of their acting career, in the 1950s and 1960s, Andrei Abrikosov performed together with his son, Grigori Abrikosov. They enjoyed much success, which brought the attendant pressure, and both developed addiction to alcohol. Both father and son Abrikosovs were notorious in Moscow for their frequent stage appearances after and between their routine drinks, and acting under the influence. However, their performances were usually so good that both were able to get away with alcohol abuse at work. Some performances by the father and son Abrikosovs under the influence were described in famous jokes about their ability to improvise on stage when they were drunk and completely forgot their lines, so they borrowed random phrases from several other plays and were able to get away with it brilliantly, often leaving the public amazed with their improvisations.

Andrei Abrikosov died on October 21, 1973, and was laid to rest in Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow, Russia.

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Roman Filippov is a Soviet and Russian theater and film actor, teacher. People's Artist of the Russian SFSR. Honored Artist of the Belarusian SSR. In his early years, Roman was fond of chess (he was a candidate for master of sports in chess), read a lot, and loved Russian literature. He had a naturally rare, low and chesty voice - a profundo bass. He became involved with the theater thanks to the Malyy Theater actress Vera Pashennaya. She and the theater troupe came to Gorkiy, and the administration of the school where Roman studied asked to audition the students to determine their stage talent. Tenth-grader Filippov, who in real life spoke in a thick operatic bass, also came to the screening. Pashennaya just looked at him and immediately exclaimed that Roman needed to go to the theater. In 1953, Roman graduated from high school, and then became a student at the Shchepkin Theater School, where Vera Pashennaya turned out to be his teacher. In 1957 he graduated from college and joined the Malyy Theater troupe. In 1960-1961 - actor at the Moscow Drama Theater named after Alexander Pushkin. In 1961-1962 he worked at the Mosconcert. At the same time, in 1962, the actor worked part-time in the All-Russian Touring and Concert Association. In 1962-1969 - actor of the National Academic Theater named after Janka Kupala in Minsk. In addition to Belarusian, the actor was fluent in Polish and German, played in English in the play 'Peter the Great', in Ukrainian in 'Warsaw Melody' at the Kiev Academic Theater. From 1969 until his death he was an actor at the Malyy Theater in Moscow.

Since 1954, Filippov acted in films, making his debut in an episode of the film Chempion mira (1955). His first notable work was his role in the film Zelyonyy furgon (1960), where the actor played the role of Fed'ka the Bull. Possessing a textured appearance, figure and voice, the actor played mostly small character roles - all kinds of big guys, endowing his characters with subtle humor and irony. Was remembered for his role as lumberjack Vasya Zaytsev in the comedy The Girls (1962). The role of Evgeniy Ladyzhinskiy in the comedy The Diamond Arm (1969) became striking. In the legendary comedy Gentlemen of Fortune (1971) Filippov played the role of a colorful prisoner, Nikola Piterskiy.

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From 1949 - 1986 Kenigson was a permanent member of the troupe at Maly Academic Theatre in Moscow. There his stage partners were such stars as Yelena Gogoleva, Varvara Ryzhova, Yevdokiya Turchaninova, Vera Pashennaya, Varvara Obukhova, Yelena Shatrova, Elina Bystritskaya, Boris Ravenskikh, Boris Babochkin, Mikhail Zharov, Nikolai Annenkov, Mikhail Tsaryov, Konstantin Zubov, 'Viktor Pavlov' (qv, Yuriy Solomin and many other notable Russian actors. Kenigson gave award winning performances as Yaroslav Prus in 'The Makropulos Affair', based on the eponymous novel by Karel Capek.

Vladimir Kenigson was designated People's Artist of the USSR (1982), was decorated with the Order of Red Banner of Labor (1974), and received other awards and decorations for his achievements as an actor. He was awarded the Festival Prize of Czechoslovakia in 1973 for his stage performances as Yaroslav Prus in 'The Makropulos Affair' in that country. He played over 60 roles on stage and 30 roles in film and on TV. Vladimir Kenigson died on November 17, 1986, in Moscow, USSR.

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