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- Writer
Yevgeni Ivanovich Zamyatin was born on February 1, 1884, in Lebedyan, Tambov Province, Russia. His father, named Ivan Dmitrievich Zamyatin, was a Russian Orthodox priest and a schoolmaster. His mother, named Maria Aleksandrovna (nee Platonova), was a pianist. Young Zamyatin grew up at the family estate, where he read voraciously, and his mother played his favorite music of Frédéric Chopin.
Young Zamyatin excelled in literature and mathematics. From 1896-1902 he studied at the Voronezh Gymnasium and graduated with the Gold Medal. He studied naval engineering at the St. Petersburg Polytechnical Institute from 1902-1908. While a student he joined the Bolshevik (communist) party. In 1905 Zamyatin participated in the student demonstration against the Tsar Nicholas II and was arrested and exiled. In 1906 he returned from exile and continued his studies in Finland. In 1908 Zamyatin graduated as a naval engineer, and worked at the Department of Naval Architecture of Russian Imperial Navy in St. Petersburg. He was exiled to Nikolaev shipyard in 1911 but was amnestied in 1913. He continued his work and wrote several articles on ship construction. During WWI he was sent to Engand and worked at shipyards of London, Glazgo, Sunderland, and Newcastle upon Tyne in 1916-1917, supervising the construction of icebreakers. There Zamyatin was in charge of design and building of the largest Russian icebreaker "St. Aleksandr Nevsky" (renamed icebreaker "Lenin" after the Russian Revolution of 1917).
Zamyatin's early stories 'Odin' (Alone 1908), 'Devushka' (Maid 1909) were published in magazines, while he lived in St. Petersburg illegally. His first book 'Uezdnoe' (A Provincial Tale 1912) satirized life in a small Russian town. It was praised by Maxim Gorky and other important literary figures. Zamyatin's anti-military story 'Na Kulichkah' (At The World's End 1913) was a satire on Russian military. The book was banned by the Russian military censorship and all copies were destroyed. Zamyatin was brought to trial and exiled to the Northern shipyard of Kem. Later he was acquitted but the book remained under ban. After the Russian Revolution of 1917, he returned from England to Russia, and again published his previously banned book 'Na Kulichkah'. Zamyatin called for salvation of culture, freedoms, and human values, because he was shocked by the deterioration of life after the Russian Revolution. From 1919-1925 Zamyatin worked with Maxim Gorky, Alexander Block, and Nikolai Gumilev on the World Literature project, for which he edited Russian translations of such writers, as O. Henry, H. G. Wells, Jack London, and others. In 1921 Zamyatin became associated with the literary group "Serapionovy Bratya" (Serapion Brothers), with such writers, as Mikhail Zoschenko, Konstantin Fedin, Vsevolod Ivanov, Veniamin Kaverin, Yuriy Olesha, Nikolai Tikhonov, and others. At that time Zamyatin fearlessly criticized Soviet policy of "Red Terror" and intimidation of intellectuals.
In 1920 Zamyatin wrote his anti-Utopian novel 'My' (We), which was smuggled to Berlin, then to the United States and was first published in English in 1924. 'We' was the very first anti-Utopian novel ever written. In 'We' Zamyatin satirized a totalitarian police-controlled One State (or United State in some translations), where people have numbers rather than names, and every moment of their day is regulated by the Book of Hours. Tamed people live in glass homes and even sex is rationed with pink coupons. The One State is surrounded by a wall of glass and outside is an untamed wilderness of green jungle, where free people live. The main hero, named D-503, is a mathematician who is building a gigantic spaceship for One State, which will serve the plan of enforcing the "Happiness" of One State all-over the Universe. D-503 is oblivious to real human feelings until he falls in love with I-330; she helps him develop a soul and imagination. She also connects him to a pro-freedom group living in the green jungle. Brainwashed D-503 is incapable of building a reliable relationship with I-330, he betrays her love and coldly watches her execution. With other obedient citizens of One State, D-503 is forced to undergo the "rewarding" Great Operation, which destroys the part of the brain which controls creativity, imagination and passion. That turns them back into "happy" members of the perfect society, that is to say, zombies. Zamyatin's manuscript secretly circulated among Russian writers in 1920's and was banned by the Soviet censorship for over 60 years until 1988.
After publication of his novel 'We' abroad Zamyatin was ostracized by pro-Soviet writers. All his writings and theatrical plays were banned. He was deprived of livelihood and suffered from depression. Only in 1931, after the intercession of Maxim Gorky, Zamyatin was given the permission to leave Soviet Union by Joseph Stalin himself. Zamyatin settled in Paris with his wife, Lyudmila Usova. In 1934 Zamyatin was invited to the Union of Writers by its Chairman Maxim Gorky, but he did not go back to Russia. He maintained a modest and secluded life; the rare exceptions were his communication with Ivan Bunin and participation in Anti-Fascist congress in 1935-1936. In Paris Zamyatin wrote a screenplay Anna Karenina and developed his earlier banned play 'Atilla' into the novel 'Bich Bozhy' (Scourge of God 1938) which was published posthumously. He died of a heart attack on March 10, 1937, and was laid to rest in Thiais cemetery, near Paris.
Zamyatin's novel 'We' (1924) preceded and influenced the Brave New World' (1932) by Aldous Huxley, as well, as '1984' (1948) by George Orwell, and 'Farenheit 451' (1953) by Ray Bradbury. Only in 1988, under Mikhail Gorbachev, 'We' was allowed for the first publication in Russia.
"True literature can be created only by madmen, hermits, heretics, dreamers, rebels, and skeptics", wrote Zamyatin.- Natalya Yunnikova was born on 25 February 1980 in Lipetsk, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She was an actress, known for Vozvrashchenie Mukhtara 6 (2009), Vozvrashchenie Mukhtara 9 (2013) and Vozvrashchenie Mukhtara 7 (2011). She was married to Anton Fedotov. She died on 25 September 2017 in Moscow, Russia.
- Galina Samoylova was born on 5 December 1962 in Lipetsk, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is an actress, known for Zhenikhi (1986), Ne khodite, devki, zamuzh (1985) and Inoplanetyanka (1985).
- Composer
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Tikhon Khrennikov was born on 10 June 1913 in Yelets, Oryol Governorate, Russian Empire [now Lipetsk Oblast, Russia]. He was a composer and actor, known for Night Watch (2004), Six P.M. (1944) and Enemy at the Gates (2001). He was married to Klara Arnoldovna Vaks. He died on 14 August 2007 in Moscow, Russia.- Varvara Osipovna Massalitinova was born on July 29, 1878, in Yelets, Lipetsk province, Russian Empire (now Yelets, Russia). She began acting at an amateur theatre club in the Siberian city of Tomsk, then moved to Moscow and studied acting under A. Lensky at Moscow Theatrical school from which she graduated in 1901, as an actress.
From 1901-1945 Varvara Massalitinova was a permanent member of the legendary troupe at Maly Academic Theatre in Moscow. There she worked on stage with such actors as Ermolova, Yelena Gogoleva, A. Yablochkina, Vera Pashennaya, Aleksandr Yuzhin, Aleksandr Ostuzhev, Vladimir Davydov, Konstantin Zubov, Stepan Kuznetsov, Nikolai Annenkov, Mikhail Tsaryov, Igor Ilyinsky and many other notable Russian actors. She became famous in 1902 after her powerful stage performances as Korobochka in Nikolay Gogol's classic drama 'Dead Souls'. Among her best known stage roles were such classic parts, as the officer's widow in the 1903 staging of 'Revizor' (Inspector General), Merchutkina in 'Jubiley' (1904), based on a play by Anton Chekhov, and Kukushkina in the 1911 staging of 'Dokhodnoe Mesto'. Over the course of her stage career Massalitinova established herself as one of the best performers in the classic plays by Aleksandr Ostrovskiy.
In 1922 Massalitinova made her film debut in a small role in a silent movie 'Polikushka'. Then she worked with director Yakov Protazanov in the first Russian Sci-Fi experiment, Aelita, the Queen of Mars (1924), where she appeared alongside Mikhail Zharov and Igor Ilyinsky among other fellow actors from the Maly Theatre. In 1939 Massalitinova received a state award for her portrayal of the grandmother of writer Maxim Gorky in the 1938 classic film trilogy by director Mark Donskoy based on Gorky's autobiographical books. Her best known role was the mother of the Russian folk hero Buslai in the acclaimed film Alexander Nevsky (1938) by director Sergei Eisenstein, starring Nikolay Cherkasov and Nikolai Okhlopkov.
Varvara Massalitinova was designated People's Artist of Russia and was awarded for her performances on stage and in film. She died on October 20, 1945, in Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union and was laid to rest in Novodevichi Cemetery in Moscow. - Igor Shmakov was born on 9 September 1985 in Lipetsk, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was an actor, known for Na Verkhney Maslovke (2005), Law & Order: Operational Investigations Division (2006) and Burnt by the Sun 2 (2010). He was married to Elena Shmakova. He died on 6 October 2011 in München, Germany.
- Nikolay Bogolyubov was born on 22 October 1899 in village Ivanovskoe, Dankov uyezd, Ryazan Governorate, Russian Empire [now Dankovsky District, Lipetsk Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Fortress on the Volga (1942), Great Citizen (1938) and Aleksandr Parkhomenko (1942). He died on 9 March 1980 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
- Sergey Kolesnikov was born on 19 February 1957 in Lipetsk, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is an actor, known for Better Than Us (2018), Odnim dnyom (2023) and The Dark Horse.
- Anatoliy Solovyov was born on 14 March 1922 in Dankov, Ryazan Governorate, Russian SFSR [now Lipetsk Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for 72 gradusa nizhe nulya (1977), Ch. P. - Chrezvychainoe proisshestvie (1958) and Dmitro Goritsvit (1962). He died on 6 January 2000 in Moscow, Russia.
- Evgeniy Polosin was born on 24 December 1911 in Uryvki, Yeletsk uyezd, Oryol Governorate, Russian Empire [now Yeletsky District, Lipetsk Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for You Should Value Love (1960), Mikolka-parovoz (1957) and Devochka ishchet otsa (1959). He died on 25 May 1982.
- Camera and Electrical Department
Nikolai Konstantinov was born in 1900 in Gagarino, Voronezh Governorate, Russian Empire [now Lipetsk oblast, Russia]. Nikolai is known for The Sixth Part of the World (1926) and Den pobedivshey strany (1948). Nikolai died in 1960 in Lipetsk, Lipetsk oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].- Anton Volodkin was born on 21 March 1978 in Lipetsk, RSFSR, USSR. Anton is a producer, known for Podrostki v kosmose, Volontyor and The Boy's Word: Blood on the Asphalt (2023).
- Dmitriy Solomykin was born on 31 May 1986 in Lipetsk, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is an actor, known for The Last Frontier (2020), The End of a Beautiful Epoch (2015) and Vasilisa (2014).
- Nikolai Dorokhin was born on 18 May 1905 in Yelets, Yelets uyezd, Oryol Governorate, Russian Empire [now Yeletsky District, Lipetsk Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for The Last Night (1937), Oshibka inzhenera Kochina (1939) and Na dalnem vostoke (1937). He died on 31 December 1953 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
- Volf Glikin was born on 22 December 1922 in Yelets, Tambov Governorate, RSFSR [now Lipetsk Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Delo Bobrova (1977). He died on 22 June 1985 in Voronezh, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
- Nikolay Trusov was born on 14 November 1920 in Lebedyan, Tambov Governorate, RSFSR [now Lipetsk Oblast, Russia]. He is an actor, known for Vostochny koridor (1967), Razvyazka (1969) and Pyatero s neba (1969).
- Dmitriy Dyakonov was born on 30 August 1979 in Chaplygin, Lipetsk oblast, USSR. He was an actor, known for Bumer (2003), Tri sestrichki (2001) and Admiral (2008). He died on 26 February 2009 in Moscow, Russia.
- Klavdiya Kozlyonkova was born on 25 September 1926 in Krasnoye, Ryazan Governorate, RSFSR, USSR [now Lipetsk Oblast, RSFSR, USSR]. She was an actress, known for Prostaya istoriya (1960), Barev, yes em (1966) and Ivan Brovkin na tseline (1959). She died on 8 August 2005 in Moscow, Russia.
- Valentin Gordi was born on 14 June 1976 in Lipetsk, Russian SFSR, USSR.
- Vladislav Surkov was born on 21 September 1964 in Solntsevo, Lipetsk Oblast, U.S.S.R. [now Russia].
- Nadir Malishevsky was born on 23 May 1918 in Yelets, Oryol Governorate, RSFSR [now Lipetsk oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Sadko (1953), Much Ado About Nothing (1956) and Chipollino (1973). He died on 6 December 1977 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
- Aleksey Surenskiy was born on 27 March 1986 in Lipetsk, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is an actor, known for Zatsepka (2022), Komandir (2024) and Dead Mountain (2020).
- Evgeniya Raevskaya was born on 28 September 1854 in Yelets, Oryol Governorate, Russian Empire [now Yelets, Lipetsk Oblast, Russia]. She was an actress, known for Devi gory (1919), Gerasim i Mumu (1919) and Polikushka (1922). She died on 24 March 1932 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
- While a physics student at Moscow State University, Irina Vyacheslavovna Rakobolskaya, along with seventeen of her fellow students, joined the Red Army's air force, where she served as chief of staff (and eventual historian of) what became the (all-female) "Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment of the Red Army" where the pilots would fly unarmored and lightly armed biplanes on bombing runs against the Germans, who disparagingly called the pilots "night witches"--a epithet proudly accepted by the pilots. After the war, Rakobolskaya excelled as a physicist and researcher, educator, and college administrator, teaching at her Alma mater of Moscow State University as a physics professor from 1977, and being appointed Distinguished Professor (a lifetime appointment) in 1996.
- Special Effects
Mikhail Semyonov was born on 28 October 1915 in Village of Lyubo-Chistopolye, Lipetsk Uyezd, Tambov Governorate, Russian Empire. Mikhail is known for The Victors and the Vanquished (1949), The Train Goes East (1948) and Volnyy veter (1961). Mikhail died on 23 May 1968 in Moscow, Soviet Union.- Nikolai Massalitinov was born on 24 February 1880 in Yelets, Oryol Governorate, Russian Empire [now Yelets, Lipetsk Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Ekaterina Ivanovna (1915), Poslední radost (1922) and Die Macht der Finsternis (1924). He died on 22 March 1961 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
- Actor
- Director
- Producer
Eldar Dzharakhov was born on 12 July 1994 in Storozhevskie Khutora, Lipetsk Oblast, Russia. He is an actor and director, known for Tatarka: Altyn (2016), Blogery i dorogi (2021) and Uspeshnaya Gruppa: Tsok-Tsok (2015).- Production Designer
- Art Director
- Art Department
Vladimir Gudilin was born on 26 February 1960 in Yelets, Yelets Raion, Lipetsk Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is a production designer and art director, known for Hipsters (2008), Romanovy: Ventsenosnaya semya (2000) and Odessa (2019).- Nikolai Rozhkov was born on 10 December 1906 in Station Stanovaya, Yelets uyezd, Oryol Governorate, Russian Empire [now Stanovlyansky District, Lipetsk Oblast, Russia]. He was a writer, known for Symphony of Life (1948), Shikari: The Hunter (1991) and Ori okeanis saidumloeba (1957). He died on 30 October 1998 in Moscow, Russia.