The Monument to Faina Ranevskaya, designed and sculpted by David Begalov, is located in front of
Faina Ranevskaya
Faina Georgiyevna Ranevskaya (, born Faina Girschevna Feldman, — 19 July 1984) was a Soviet actress. She is recognized as one of the greatest Soviet actresses in both tragedy and comedy. She was also famous for her aphorisms.
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's birth house in
Taganrog
Taganrog (, ) is a port city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, on the north shore of Taganrog Bay in the Sea of Azov, several kilometers west of the mouth of the Don (river), Don River. It is in the Black Sea region. Population:
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, Russia.
Faina Ranevskaya
Faina Georgiyevna Ranevskaya (, born Faina Girschevna Feldman, — 19 July 1984) was a Soviet actress. She is recognized as one of the greatest Soviet actresses in both tragedy and comedy. She was also famous for her aphorisms.
She acted in play ...
(1896-1984) is recognized as one of the greatest comic actors of the 20th century. She was born on August 27 (August 15 - Old Style), 1896 in the city of
Taganrog
Taganrog (, ) is a port city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, on the north shore of Taganrog Bay in the Sea of Azov, several kilometers west of the mouth of the Don (river), Don River. It is in the Black Sea region. Population:
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in the Nikolaevskaya street, 12 (now Frunze Street, 10).
August 29, 1986, a memorial plate dedicated to Ranevskaya was placed on her birth house in the city of Taganrog. Taganrog Local Government is planning to open a museum dedicated to Ranevskaya in the near future. A monument to Faina Ranevskaya (by the artist David Begalov) in front of the house was unveiled on May 16, 2008 within the framework of the First International Ranevskaya Drama Festival "The Great Province".
Monument to Ranevskaya Inaugurated in Taganrog
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Gallery
Image:PostCard Ranevsk.jpg, Monument to Ranevskaya in Taganrog featured on a postcard published by Marka Publishing House () in Moscow
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in 2009.
Image:House ranevskaya.jpg, Birth house of Faina Ranevskaya on Frunze Street 10, Taganrog
Taganrog (, ) is a port city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, on the north shore of Taganrog Bay in the Sea of Azov, several kilometers west of the mouth of the Don (river), Don River. It is in the Black Sea region. Population:
Located at the site of a ...
.
Footnotes
Outdoor sculptures in Taganrog
2008 sculptures
Monuments and memorials in Taganrog
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