Mikhail Shatrov | |
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Born | Mikhail Marshak April 3, 1932 |
Died | May 24, 2010 Moscow, Russia |
Resting place | Troyekurovskoye Cemetery |
Nationality | Russian |
Alma mater | Moscow State Mining University |
Occupation | Playwright |
Relatives |
Alexei Rykov (uncle-in-law) Samuil Marshak (cousin) |
Mikhail Filippovich Shatrov (1932–2010) was a Soviet playwright. [1] [2] In 1958 he was admitted to the Union of Soviet Writers. Member of the CPSU since 1961. In a series of historical plays, he shook up the genre of Leniniana. ( Faina Ranevskaya sarcastically remarked: "Shatrov - this is the Krupskaya of our days". [3])
His plays are often based on historical events. "The Bolsheviks" is based on the true story of Fanny Kaplan's attempt to assassinate Vladimir Lenin. [4] The play "The Peace Treaty of Brest-Litovsk" was initially banned by the regime in the USSR due to its depiction of Lenin and was approved for publication only in 1987, 25 years after it was written. [5] In 1988 an all-Russian cast toured Europe performing "The Peace Treaty of Brest-Litovsk"; in 1990 the company toured in the US as well. [6]
Mikhail Shatrov died in Moscow at the 79th year of his life from a heart attack in his apartment in the House on the Embankment. He was buried at the Troyekurovskoye Cemetery.
Mikhail Shatrov | |
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Born | Mikhail Marshak April 3, 1932 |
Died | May 24, 2010 Moscow, Russia |
Resting place | Troyekurovskoye Cemetery |
Nationality | Russian |
Alma mater | Moscow State Mining University |
Occupation | Playwright |
Relatives |
Alexei Rykov (uncle-in-law) Samuil Marshak (cousin) |
Mikhail Filippovich Shatrov (1932–2010) was a Soviet playwright. [1] [2] In 1958 he was admitted to the Union of Soviet Writers. Member of the CPSU since 1961. In a series of historical plays, he shook up the genre of Leniniana. ( Faina Ranevskaya sarcastically remarked: "Shatrov - this is the Krupskaya of our days". [3])
His plays are often based on historical events. "The Bolsheviks" is based on the true story of Fanny Kaplan's attempt to assassinate Vladimir Lenin. [4] The play "The Peace Treaty of Brest-Litovsk" was initially banned by the regime in the USSR due to its depiction of Lenin and was approved for publication only in 1987, 25 years after it was written. [5] In 1988 an all-Russian cast toured Europe performing "The Peace Treaty of Brest-Litovsk"; in 1990 the company toured in the US as well. [6]
Mikhail Shatrov died in Moscow at the 79th year of his life from a heart attack in his apartment in the House on the Embankment. He was buried at the Troyekurovskoye Cemetery.