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Nina Agapova
Nina Fyodorovna Agapova (; 30 May 1926 – 19 November 2021) was a Soviet and Russian actress.Ruskino.ru.Nina Agapova Life and career Agapova was born in Moscow in May 1926. She finished eight grades, but was not able to complete her education, as the Great Patriotic War began. She joined the Yarkov Choir, which performed in more than 500 military units, including front-line, over four years. After that, she passed the exams for a certificate as an external student. Her career in cinema began with participation in crowd scenes at Mosfilm. On one of the shoots she was noticed by the assistant director, who suggested that she try to enter Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. In 1946, she enrolled in the experimental director-actor course. At the entrance exams she met her future husband. She graduated in 1951. After assignment, she got into the State Theatre of Cinema Actors. There she was noticed and began to be invited to various roles, including the main ones. In 1965, she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow
Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents within the city limits, over 19.1 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in Moscow metropolitan area, its metropolitan area. The city covers an area of , while the urban area covers , and the metropolitan area covers over . Moscow is among the world's List of largest cities, largest cities, being the List of European cities by population within city limits, most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest List of urban areas in Europe, urban and List of metropolitan areas in Europe, metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent. First documented in 1147, Moscow became the capital of the Grand Principality of Moscow, which led the unification of the Russian lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grandads-Robbers
''Old Robbers'' (, lit. "elderly bandits") is a 1972 Soviet crime comedy-drama by Eldar Ryazanov, filmed on Mosfilm. The movie title resembles the name of a Russian children's traditional yard game ''Cossacks-Robbers'' (). Plot In the twilight of his career, investigator Nikolai Sergeyevich Myachikov faces forced retirement to make way for the politically favored Yuri Proskudin. Unwilling to step aside, he is given one final month by his boss, Prosecutor Fedor Fedyaev, to prove his worth. Around the same time, Myachikov’s close friend, engineer Valentin Petrovich Vorobyov, also prepares to retire but decides to stay after a heartfelt farewell from his colleagues. Understanding Myachikov’s struggle, Vorobyov suggests they commit a “crime of the century” for Myachikov to heroically solve, securing his position by showing his boss that he can still effectively investigate complex crimes. Their first plot, the theft of a Rembrandt painting from a museum, goes awry when no one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1926 Births
In Turkey, the year technically contained only 352 days. As Friday, December 18, 1926 ''(Julian Calendar)'' was followed by Saturday, January 1, 1927 '' (Gregorian Calendar)''. 13 days were dropped to make the switch. Turkey thus became the last country to officially adopt the Gregorian Calendar, which ended the 344-year calendrical switch around the world that took place in October, 1582 by virtue of the Papal Bull made by Pope Gregory XIII. Events January * January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece. * January 8 **Ibn Saud is crowned ruler of the Kingdom of Hejaz. ** Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne as Bảo Đại, the last monarch of the Nguyễn dynasty of the Kingdom of Vietnam. * January 16 – A British Broadcasting Company radio play by Ronald Knox about workers' revolution in London causes a panic among those who have not heard the preliminary announcement that it is a satire on broadcasting. * January 21 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Envy Of Gods
The Envy of Gods () is a 2000 Russian romantic drama film directed by Vladimir Menshov. Plot In the "History" Herodotus says, "The gods do not like happy people". In ancient times, people knew why they can not demonstrate their good fortune and happiness: it can cause jealousy and anger of the gods, because they believed that happiness is their, gods, privilege, and daring people who want the same thing, should be punished. The film takes place in early autumn 1983 in Moscow, in an atmosphere of acute Cold War (including the war in Afghanistan, the incident with the South Korean "Boeing", etc.). The main heroine of the picture Sonia ( Vera Alentova) is an editor in television, she has a son, a graduate of the school, and her husband Sergei ( Aleksandr Feklistov) is a quite successful Soviet writer. One day to visit them a Frenchman Bernard (Gérard Depardieu) comes, whom Sergei met while working on a book about the French Resistance, accompanied by a French translator of Russia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private Detective, Or Operation Cooperation
''Private Detective, or Operation Cooperation'' or () is a 1990 Soviet comedy film directed by Leonid Gaidai. Plot In the last years of the USSR, the free market begins to emerge. The economy picks up, but changes in many ways. Cooperatives—privately-owned businesses—open everywhere as a new age of entrepreneurship dawns. Dmitry Puzyrev, a young man addicted to detective novels, decides to open the city's first private detective agency. Initially, Dmitry has a hard time getting the required license, but gets it with the help of his friend, Victor. Dmitry and his father furnish the agency's office, but can't find any clients. The local police chief, Major Cronin, highly disapproves of their venture. At the same time, Lena Pukhova, a young journalist, is searching for stories for her newspaper and goes undercover, disguising herself as an alcoholic prostitute. Soon, she gets the assignment to profile Dimitry's agency. Lena meets Dmitry, who immediately falls in love with her. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where Is The Nophelet?
''Where is the Nophelet?'' () is a Soviet 1988 comedy directed by Gerald Bezhanov. Plot Talented engineer Pavel Fedorovich Golikov who works at a research institute in a team comprised purely of females, is surprisingly timid and inexperienced in his relationships with women considering that he is more than forty years old. He is still single and lives with his parents who have long dreamed of having grandchildren. They unsuccessfully introduce him to unmarried daughters of friends in the hope that Pavel will finally marry. But suddenly cheerful and reckless Gena comes to Moscow for furniture - Pavel's cousin. At the request of Pavel's parents, Gena decides to stay in Moscow until he finds a wife for his brother. First, Gena disguises Pavel in a new suit, then they get acquainted with various girls using the pick-up line "Where is the nophelet?" ("Nophelet(e)" is an anadrome — the word "telephone" pronounced in the reverse order). But in his quiet fantasies of family life and chil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kreutzer Sonata (1987 Film)
''The Kreutzer Sonata'' () is a 1987 Soviet romantic drama film directed by Mikhail Shveytser, based on Leo Tolstoy's 1889 novella '' The Kreutzer Sonata''. at Plot Vasily Pozdnyshov, a respected, honorable man known as a loving husband and caring father, confesses to a fellow train passenger how he became a brutal murderer of his wife, driven by a surge of jealousy after suspecting her of infidelity. In a fit of rage, he stabbed her with a Damascus blade. Pozdnyshov recounts the events that led him to kill his wife, insisting he genuinely loved her. She was poor and had no influential family, and he did everything to make her happy. Yet, from the beginning of their marriage, things went ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forgotten Melody For A Flute
''Forgotten Melody for a Flute'' () is a 1987 Soviet romantic comedy-drama film directed by Eldar Ryazanov. The film's plot is based on the stage play of the same name written by Ryazanov and Emil Braginsky. A high-ranking bureaucrat, torn between ambition and newfound love, faces a life-altering crisis that forces him to confront his own hypocrisy and the emptiness of his privileged existence. Plot Leonid Filimonov, a senior bureaucrat in the "Main Directorate of Free Time," is a man who constantly wrestles with his own duality, presenting himself as a liberal and supportive overseer of various arts and cultural groups while, in reality, routinely banning anything that hints at dissent. Filimonov lives comfortably, having married into a politically powerful family and built a career under the influence of his well-connected father-in-law. His life changes when he meets Lida, a courageous and creative nurse who plays in an amateur theater group he once censored. Lida, unimpr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zina-Zinulya
''Zina-Zinulya'' () is a 1986 Soviet drama film directed by Pavel Chukhray. The film tells about a girl who is faced with fraud and trying to confront him. Plot The story takes place at a concrete plant, where Zina, a dispatcher known as one of the best employees, tries to enforce order, combatting false reporting and sloppy work. She files reports against careless drivers, and one of them, in an attempt at revenge, deliberately delivers a load of concrete to a dump instead of the location specified by Zina. The concrete hardens, and the driver then complains to the manager, falsely accusing Zina of misdirecting the delivery. As a result, the manager suspends her from work. In protest, Zina sits on a tree stump near the dump where the ruined concrete was left, declaring that she will not leave until the driver admits his deception and apologizes. The next day, the construction manager arrives and tries to persuade Zina to go home, but she stands firm and repeats her demands. Soo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Invisible Man (1984 Film)
''The Invisible Man'' () is a 1985 Soviet science fiction film directed by Aleksandr Zakharov based on the 1897 eponymous novel by H. G. Wells. Plot Dr. Griffin, with no other motive than curiosity, undertakes research on the concept of invisibility. Having become invisible, he finds himself in an unfortunate combination of circumstances consisting of being suspected of murder and hunted down, forced to abandon the notebooks containing the notes of his experiences that would enable him to carry out the opposite process. His former classmate Dr. Kemp promises to find them, but in fact intends to use them himself in search of absolute power. Cast * Andrey Kharitonov as Jonathan Griffin, The Invisible Man * Romualdas Ramanauskas (voiced by Sergei Malishevsky) as Kemp * Leonid Kuravlyov as Thomas Marvel * Natalia Danilova as Jane Bet * Oleg Golubitsky as Colonel Edai, Chief of Police * Nina Agapova as Mrs. Hall * Viktor Sergachyov as Mr. Hall * Alexander Pyatkov Alexander Alexand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tavern On Pyatnitskaya
''The Tavern on Pyatnitskaya'' () is a 1978 Soviet crime film. The picture is a screen adaptation of the eponymous novel by Nikolai Leonov. The film became was one of the leading pictures at the 1978 USSR box-office (5th place), it was seen by 54.1 million viewers. Plot The film is set in the 1920s, the era of the NEP. The best manpower of the Moscow Criminal Investigations Department (MUR) is involved in an operation to dismantle a gang of repeat offenders led by Igor Rybin, nicknamed as "The Grey", who are based in the tavern on Pyatnitskaya. The bandits commit break-ins, robbery and murder. One of their victims becomes the old Bolshevik Alexander Falin, who helps the police. Employee of MUR, Nikolai Panin (Victor Perevalov) goes undercover into the gang, gets hired as a waiter (introducing himself to the mistress as her lost half-brother), he is now "The Red". But then the unexpected happens - from the camp a bandit runs away who has the same name which he himself used for co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
