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The Miracle Worker (1936 Film)
The Miracle Worker (russian: Чудесница) is a 1936 Soviet comedy film directed by Aleksandr Medvedkin. Plot Collective farmers of the agricultural artel "White Sands" offer the witch Ulyana to take part in the divination over the cows. With the help of her, they hope to win the passing banner. Starring * Leonid Alekseev * Tatyana Barysheva * Zinaida Bokareva * Sergey Bulaevskiy * Yelena Ibragimova-Dobrzhanskaya * Lev Ivanov * Zinovy Sazhin * M. Shlenskaya * Ivan Shtraukh * V. Shtraus * V. Tolstova ''V.'' is the debut novel of Thomas Pynchon, published in 1963. It describes the exploits of a discharged U.S. Navy sailor named Benny Profane, his reconnection in New York with a group of pseudo-bohemian artists and hangers-on known as the Wh ... References External links * 1936 films 1930s Russian-language films Soviet comedy films Soviet black-and-white films 1936 comedy films {{1930s-USSR-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandr Medvedkin
Aleksandr Ivanovich Medvedkin (russian: Александр Иванович Медведкин; 24 February 1900 – 20 February 1989) was a Soviet Union, Soviet Russian people, Russian film director, best known for his 1935 film ''Happiness (1935 film), Happiness''. His life and art are the subject of Chris Marker's documentary films, ''The Train Rolls On'' (1971) and ''The Last Bolshevik'' (1992). He travelled around Russia in his Kinopoezd, a Cinetrain, in which he carried film equipment and shot movies in Kolkhoz, Kolkhozy, which he would then screen there. Selected filmography * ''Happiness (1935 film), Happiness'' (1935) * ''The Miracle Worker (1936 film), The Miracle Worker'' (1936) * ''The New Moscow'' (1938) * ''Blossoming Youth'' (1939) * ''The Liberated Earth'' (1946) References External links *The Last Bolshevik by Chris Marker by Chris Marker 1900 births 1989 deaths Soviet film directors Academic staff of the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography People's A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonid Alekseev
Leonid (russian: Леонид ; uk, Леонід ; be, Леанід, Ljeaníd ) is a Slavic version of the given name Leonidas. The French version is Leonide. People with the name include: * Leonid Andreyev (1871–1919), Russian playwright and short-story writer who led the Expressionist movement in the national literature *Leonid Brezhnev (1906–1982), leader of the USSR from 1964 to 1982 *Leonid Buryak (b. 1953), USSR/Ukraine-born Olympic-medal-winning soccer player and coach * Leonid Bykov (1928–1979), Soviet and Ukrainian actor, film director, and script writer * Leonid Desyatnikov (b. 1955), Soviet and Russian opera and film composer *Leonid Feodorov (1879–1935), a bishop and Exarch for the Russian Catholic Church, and survivor of the Gulag * Leonid Filatov (1946–2003), Soviet and Russian actor, director, poet, and pamphleteer * Leonid Gaidai, (1923–1993), Soviet comedy film director *Leonid Geishtor (b. 1936), USSR (Belarus)-born Olympic champion Canadian pairs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatyana Barysheva
Tatyana Semyonovna Barysheva (russian: Татья́на Семёновна Ба́рышева; 31 December 1896 - 10 February 1979) was a Soviet stage and film actress. Life Barysheva was born in Moscow. From 1915 to 1918 she was an actress at the Drama Studio of the Moscow Philharmonic. Later she also worked at the Kalyaevsky People's House in Moscow, as well as with theater troupes in Vladimir and Vyatka. In 1945, she became an actress at the Moscow State Film Actor Theater, where she remained until 1957. During her film career of more than forty years, she tended to play comedic character roles. Outside of cinema, she was most active in the vaudeville scene, where her fellow actors nicknamed her " Kolobok" in reference to her rotund physique. In 1977 she moved into a film actors' nursing home in Moscow, and died there two years later. Filmography # 1925 — ''Moroka'' (Морока) — peasant girl # 1926 — ''Wings of the Slave'' (Крылья холопа) — hay girl # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zinaida Bokareva
Zenaida (Greek name meaning "Life of Zeus.") Zenaide ( Italian), Zénaïde (French), or Zinaida (russian: Зинаида). /ref> It is a used in many cultures used for women. It can also refer (as ''Zenaida'') to the , named after [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergey Bulaevskiy
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Sergey may refer to: * Sergey (name), a Russian given name (including a list of people with the name) * Sergey, Switzerland, a municipality in Switzerland * ''Sergey'' (wasp), a genus in subfamily Doryctinae The Doryctinae or doryctine wasps are a large subfamily of braconid parasitic wasps (Braconidae). Numerous genera and species formerly unknown to science are being described every year. This subfamily is presumably part of a clade containing o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yelena Ibragimova-Dobrzhanskaya
Yelena or Jelena is a feminine given name. It is the Russian form of Helen, written Елена in Russian. Notable people called Yelena *Yelena Afanasyeva (born 1967), former Russian athlete who competed in the 800 metres * Yelena Vladimirovna Afanasyeva (born 1975), member of the State Duma of Russia * Yelena Akhaminova, former volleyball player for the Soviet Union * Yelena Andreevna, play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov * Yelena Andreyuk, former volleyball player for the USSR * Yelena Antonova (rower) (born 1952), rower from the Soviet Union *Yelena Arshintseva (born 1971), retired female race walker from Russia * Yelena Azarova (born 1973), Russian Synchro-swimmer *Yelena Baranova (born 1972), Russian professional basketball player * Yelena Baturina (born 1963), Russian oligarch, Russia's richest woman * Yelena Bekman-Shcherbina (1882–1951), Russian pianist, composer and teacher *Yelena Belevskaya (born 1963), retired athlete who represented the USSR until 1991 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946
Events January * January 6 - The first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into four occupation zones. * January 10 ** The first meeting of the United Nations is held, at Methodist Central Hall Westminster in London. ** ''Project Diana'' bounces radar waves off the Moon, measuring the exact distance between the Earth and the Moon, and proves that communication is possible between Earth and outer space, effectively opening the Space Age. * January 11 - Enver Hoxha declares the People's Republic of Albania, with himself as prime minister. * January 16 – Charles de Gaulle resigns as head of the French provisional government. * January 17 - The United Nations Security Council holds its first session, at Church House, Westminster in London. * January 19 ** The Bell XS-1 is test flown for the first time (unpowered), with Bell's chief test pilot Jack Woolams at the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lev Ivanov (actor)
Lev Ivanovich Ivanov (russian: link=no, Лев Ива́нович Ива́нов; 2 March 1834, Moscow – 24 December 1901, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer and later, Second Balletmaster of the Imperial Ballet. As a performer with the Imperial Ballet, he achieved prominence after performing as an understudy in a benefit performance of '' La Fille Mal Gardée''. He is most famous as the choreographer of Acts II and IV of ''Swan Lake'', which include the '' Dance of the Little Swans'', Act II of '' Cinderella'', and '' The Nutcracker'', which he choreographed alongside Marius Petipa. Biography Ivanov entered the Moscow School of Dance, but in 1844 moved to Saint Petersburg where he studied at the Imperial Ballet, becoming an official member of the Corps de ballet in 1852. Among his teachers during this time were Jean-Antoine Petipa, Alexandr Pimenov, Pierre Frédéric Malavergne and Emile Gredlu (). Historically, Ivanov is credited with ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zinovy Sazhin
Zinovy or Zinovii (russian: Зиновий, Zinovij; uk, Зіновій, Zinovij) is a Russian and Ukrainian male given name, and may refer to: * Bogdan Zinovy Mikhailovich Khmelnitsky (1595–1657), hetman of the Zaporozhian Cossack Hetmanate of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland * Zinovy Petrovovich Feldman (1893–1942), Russian Jewish composer *Zinovy Levovich Feldman ( ru) (1919–1989), Soviet film director *Zinovy Gerdt (1916–1996), Soviet/Russian theatre and cinema actor, recognized with the title People's Artist of the USSR * Zinovy Moiseevich Vilensky (1899–1984), Russian sculptor who worked and lived in Moscow *Zinovy Peshkov (1884–1966), Russian-born French general and diplomat * Zinovy Reichstein, Russian-born American mathematician * Zinovy Roizman (1941–2022), Russian film and animation director and screenwriter * Zinovy Rozhestvensky (1848–1909), admiral of the Imperial Russian Navy * Zinovy Serdyuk (1903–1982), Moldavian politician * Zinovy Shulman (1924 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Shtraukh
Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgarian tsar Ivan Vladislav. It is very popular in Russia, Ukraine, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Belarus, North Macedonia, and Montenegro and has also become more popular in Romance-speaking countries since the 20th century. Etymology Ivan is the common Slavic Latin spelling, while Cyrillic spelling is two-fold: in Bulgarian, Russian, Macedonian, Serbian and Montenegrin it is Иван, while in Belarusian and Ukrainian it is Іван. The Old Church Slavonic (or Old Cyrillic) spelling is . It is the Slavic relative of the Latin name , corresponding to English '' John''. This Slavic version of the name originates from New Testament Greek (''Iōánnēs'') rather than from the Latin . The Greek n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 Films
The following is an overview of 1936 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1936 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January 9 – Silent screen actor John Gilbert, perhaps best known for his appearances in films such as '' The Merry Widow'' and '' The Big Parade'', dies suddenly of a heart attack at his Bel Air home, aged 38. *February 15 – first Republic serial, '' Darkest Africa'', is released. *May 29 – Fritz Lang's first Hollywood film, '' Fury'', starring Spencer Tracy and Bruce Cabot, is released. *September 14 – Film producer Irving Thalberg, often referred by many as the "Boy Wonder of Hollywood", dies from pneumonia at his home in Santa Monica, aged 37. Academy Awards * Best Picture: '' The Great Ziegfeld'' – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer * Best Director: Frank Capra – '' Mr. Deeds Goes to Town'' * Best Actor: Paul Muni – ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930s Russian-language Films
Year 193 ( CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 193 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * January 1 – Year of the Five Emperors: The Roman Senate chooses Publius Helvius Pertinax, against his will, to succeed the late Commodus as Emperor. Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which were wrecked under Commodus, to reestablish discipline in the Roman army, and to suspend the food programs established by Trajan, provoking the ire of the Praetorian Guard. * March 28 – Pertinax is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard, who storm the imperial palace. The Empire is auctioned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
