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Larisa Luppian
Larisa Reginaldovna Luppian (russian: Лариса Регинальдовна Луппиан; born 26 January 1953) is a Russian stage and film actress. She was awarded People's Artist of Russia in 1999. She has served as the artistic director of the Lensovet Theatre in St Petersburg since 2019. Biography Luppian was born on 26 January 1953 in Tashkent. Her grandfather taught in Tashkent at a military school, and her grandmother worked as a general's governess. Her mother from the Volga, ended up in Tashkent in connection with admission to a medical institute. Luppian was raised by her Estonian grandmother, who tried to speak German with her. After the separation of her parents, Luppian and her mother moved to the city of Chirchiq. There, she went to kindergarten, participated in all sorts of New Year's performances, and even once played the Snow Maiden. When she was seven years old, her parents got back together, and the family again ended up in Tashkent. Luppian got her first e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tashkent
Tashkent (, uz, Toshkent, Тошкент/, ) (from russian: Ташкент), or Toshkent (; ), also historically known as Chach is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of 2,909,500 (2022). It is in northeastern Uzbekistan, near the border with Kazakhstan. Tashkent comes from the Turkic ''tash'' and ''kent'', literally translated as "Stone City" or "City of Stones". Before Islamic influence started in the mid-8th century AD, Tashkent was influenced by the Sogdian and Turkic cultures. After Genghis Khan destroyed it in 1219, it was rebuilt and profited from the Silk Road. From the 18th to the 19th century, the city became an independent city-state, before being re-conquered by the Khanate of Kokand. In 1865, Tashkent fell to the Russian Empire; it became the capital of Russian Turkestan. In Soviet times, it witnessed major growth and demographic changes due to forced deportations from throughout the Sov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
