Sergei Ilyich Yakushev (, September 25, 1910 – April 30, 1995) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani actor and Deputy of the 6th–8th convocation of the

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Biography

Sergei Yakushev was born on September 25, 1910, in

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. He began his stage career in 1931 at the

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and graduated in 1933 from the State Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS) in

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. He served in the

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from 1934 to 1935. From 1936 to 1948 he worked in the

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and

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theaters. From 1948 he worked as an actor at the Azerbaijan State Russian Drama Theater, from 1959 to 1968 as a director, and from 1968 as an actor again. Sergei Yakushev had been a member of the

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since 1942, a deputy of the

of the 6th–8th convocation, as well as a member of the Commission on Public Education, Science and Culture. He died on April 30, 1995, in

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Awards

* People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR – June 10, 1959 * People's Artist of the Tajik SSR – April 28, 1945 * Honored Artist of the Tajik SSR – 1939 *

Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour () was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to the Soviet state and society in the fields of production, science, culture, literature, the arts, education, sports ...

— 1970 *

Order of Friendship of Peoples The Order of Friendship of Peoples () was an order of the Soviet Union, and was awarded to persons (including non-citizens), organizations, enterprises, military units, as well as administrative subdivisions of the USSR for accomplishments in s ...

— September 24, 1980 *

Order of the Badge of Honour The Order of the Badge of Honour () was a civilian award of the Soviet Union. It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding achievements in sports, production, scientific research and socia ...

— 1941

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yakushev, Sergei 1910 births 1995 deaths People from Astrakhan People from Astrakhan Governorate Members of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic 20th-century Azerbaijani male actors People's Artists of the Azerbaijan SSR People's Artists of the Tajik SSR Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples Recipients of the Order of the Badge of Honour