Anatoly Gennadyevich Iksanov (; February 18, 1952) was the General Director of the

Bolshoi Theatre The Bolshoi Theatre ( rus, Большо́й теа́тр, r=Bol'shoy teatr, p=bɐlʲˈʂoj tʲɪˈat(ə)r, t=Grand Theater) is a historic opera house in Moscow, Russia, originally designed by architect Joseph Bové. Before the October Revolutio ...

of Russia between 2000 and July 2013. His successor was Vladimir Urin. In 1977, he graduated with a degree in theatre from the Leningrad Institute of Theatre, Music and Cinematography. A year after graduating from the Institute he worked as the chief administrator of the Maly Theatre in Moscow.Министр объявил о новом назначении на брифинге в ГАБТе
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Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater (; literally ''Tovstonogov Great Drama Theater''), formerly known as Gorky Bolshoi Drama Theater () (1931–1992), often referred to as the Bolshoi Drama Theater and by the acronym BDT (), is a theater in Sa ...

. Ten years after becoming General Director of the Bolshoi Theatre, he participated in the Theatre's official presentation after its reconstruction. In 2012 he was awarded the

Order of Merit of the Italian Republic The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic () is the most senior Italian order of merit. It was established in 1951 by the second President of Italy, President of the Italian Republic, Luigi Einaudi. The highest-ranking honour of the Republi ...

and the

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour ( ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest and most prestigious French national order of merit, both military and Civil society, civil. Currently consisting of five cl ...

.Михаил Швыдкой и Анатолий Иксанов удостоен высшей награды в Италии
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Living people Russian theatre directors Bolshoi Theatre directors Russian theatre critics 1952 births Recipients of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia) Knights of the Legion of Honour Soviet theatre critics {{Russia-bio-stub