Valentin Osafovich Litovsky (russian: Валентин Осафович Литовский; 1921, Moscow – 1941, Minsk) was a Soviet actor, starred in the film ''

Young Pushkin ''Young Pushkin'' russian: Юность поэта, Yunost poeta is a 1937 Soviet biopic film directed by Abram Naroditsky. It portrays the youth of the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin. Cast * Valentin Litovsky as Alexander Pushkin * L. Mazin as ...

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Biography

He studied at the Moscow school No. 167, later No. 1113. The actor, who starred in a role — young Alexander Pushkin in movie ''

'', staged by director at the studio

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in 1936, the centenary of the poet's death.Киностудия Ленфильм. Каталог 1930—1939
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GITIS The Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS) (russian: Российский институт театрального искусства – ГИТИС) is the largest and oldest independent theatrical arts school in Russia. Located in Moscow, ...

to become a director, but these plans were interrupted by the war. October 23, 1939 was called Sverdlovsk RVC (Moscow Oblast, Moscow, Sverdlovsk District). In July (according to other sources — in October) 1941, it cuts short the life of the actor in the theater of military operations of World War II, near Minsk.Биография
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Валентин Литовский
on KinoPoisk {{DEFAULTSORT:Litovsky, Valentin 1921 births 1941 deaths Soviet male child actors Male actors from Moscow Soviet military personnel killed in World War II Date of birth missing