Sergei Yurievich Yursky (russian: Серге́й Ю́рьевич Ю́рский,
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, theatre director and screenwriter. His best known film role is

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in ''

The Golden Calf According to the Bible, the golden calf (עֵגֶל הַזָּהָב '' ‘ēgel hazzāhāv'') was an idol (a cult image) made by the Israelites when Moses went up to Mount Sinai. In Hebrew, the incident is known as ''ḥēṭə’ hā‘ēgel ...

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Biography

Yursky was born in

Leningrad Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

USSR The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nation ...

, on 16 March 1935 in the family of Yuri Sergeyevich Yursky. He studied at the Faculty of Law of Zhdanov Leningrad State University. In 1959 he graduated from Ostrovsky Leningrad Theatrical Institute, Leonid Makaryev's course. From 1957 till 1979 he was one of the leading actors of Gorky Bolshoi Drama Theater in Leningrad. The leading part in Wit Works Woe (1962) by Alexander Griboedov made him one of the most significant actors of his generation. His director's debut ''Moliere'' (also known as '' The Cabal of Hypocrites'') by Mikhail Bulgakov in 1977 was highly acclaimed, but was not accepted by Georgy Tovstonogov, and led to Yursky's departure from the theatre. From 1979, he was an actor and director of Mossovet Theater in Moscow. Also worked as an actor and director in Moscow Art Theatre, as well as in Belgium, France and Japan. Yursky performed one-man recitals of poetry and prose, touring widely with them in USSR, then Russia and beginning in the 1990s many countries with Russian-speaking population.«Маэстро играет на волне» — Новая газета
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Partial filmography

*1961: '' The Man from Nowhere'' as Chudak *1963: '' The Serf Actress'' as Prince Nikita Petrovich Baturin *1965: '' Time, Forward!'' as Margulies *1966: ''

The Republic of ShKID ''The Republic of ShKID'' (russian: Республика ШКИД) is an adventure, partly autobiographical children's novel by and written in 1926 and printed in 1927. The book is about the fate of Russian street boys (''besprizorniks'') wh ...

'' as Vicknicksor *1968: '' The Little Golden Calf'' as

*1969: '' Intervention'' as Masks *1969: '' King Stag'' as

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*1976: ''

The Darvish Detonates Paris ''The Darvish Detonates Paris'' is a 1976 Azerbaijani comedy film directed by Shamil Mahmudbeyov and Kamil Rustambeyov. It stars Adil Isgandarov as Hatamkhan agha, Sergei Yursky as Monsieur Jordan, and Mirza Babayev as Darvish Mastali Shah. The ...

'' as Musje Jordan *1979: '' The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed'' (TV Mini-Series) as Gruzdev *1979: '' Little Tragedies'' (TV Mini-Series) as Improviser *1983: '' Look for a Woman'' (TV Movie) as notary Rochet *1984: ''

Love and Pigeons ''Love and Pigeons'' (russian: Любовь и голуби, Lyubov i golubi) is a Soviet romantic comedy, filmed in 1984 at the Mosfilm film studio by director Vladimir Menshov whose previous film ''Moscow Does Not Believe In Tears'' won an Aca ...

'' as Uncle Mitya *1987: '' The End of Eternity'' as Computer Hobbe Finge *2006: '' Master and Margarita'' as Berlioz (voice, uncredited) *2007: '' Korolyov'' as

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky (russian: Константи́н Эдуа́рдович Циолко́вский , , p=kənstɐnʲˈtʲin ɪdʊˈardəvʲɪtɕ tsɨɐlˈkofskʲɪj , a=Ru-Konstantin Tsiolkovsky.oga; – 19 September 1935) ...

Awards

*1968: Honoured Artist of the RSFSR *1987:

People's Artist of the RSFSR People's Artist of the RSFSR (russian: Народный артист РСФСР, ''Narodnyj artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet Union artists, including theatre and film directors, choreographers, music performers, and orches ...

*1991:

Kinotavr Kinotavr (russian: Кинотавр), also known as the Sochi Open Russian Film Festival is an open film festival held in the resort town, resort city of Sochi, Russia annually in June since 1991, until it was cancelled in the wake of the 2022 Ru ...

Grand Prize in feature films *2000:

Pushkin Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (; rus, links=no, Александр Сергеевич ПушкинIn pre-Revolutionary script, his name was written ., r=Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn, ...

Medal *2005:

Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" The Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (russian: Орден «За заслуги перед Отечеством», ''Orden "Za zaslugi pered Otechestvom"'') is a state decoration of the Russian Federation. It was instituted on 2 March 1994 by ...

of IV degree *2010:

of III degree

References

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