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Tragic actor. Born in St Petersburg in the family of actors Andrei Karatygin and Alexandra Polygalova (1802). Performed at the Alexandrinsky Theatre in St Petersburg. Died in St Petersburg and buried...
Actress. Born in Kostroma in the family of a provincial actor called Pavel Korchagin (1874). Joined the Alexandrinsky Theatre in Petrograd (1915). Famed for her images of patriotic women. People’s Ar...
Actor. Born in Kostroma in the family of a merchant called Grigory Volkov (1729). Founded an amateur drama company in Yaroslavl (1750) and the first professional Russian company in St Petersburg (175...
Actor, amateur artist. Born in St Petersburg (1813) in the family of Vasily Samoilov (1782–1839), head of a family of actors at the Alexandrinsky Theatre. Studied at the School of Mining in St Peters...