| Oleg Borisov | |
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 Oleg Borisov in the film Ostanovilsya poyezd, 1982 |
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| Born | Albert Ivanovich Borisov November 8, 1929  Ivanovo, USSR |
| Died | April 28, 1994 (aged 64) Moscow |
| Years active | 1955 - 1994 |
Oleg Ivanovich Borisov (Russian: Борисов, Олег Иванович); November 08, 1929 – April 28, 1994) was a well-known Russian film and theatre actor. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ivanovo (Ива́ново is a city and the administrative center of Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works
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Biography
Childhood and Youth
Oleg Borisov was born Albert Ivanovich Borisov on November 8, 1929, in Privolzhsk, Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, Soviet Union. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Privolzhsk (Приво́лжск is a town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, located on the Shacha River (right Tributary of the Ivanovo Oblast (Ива́новская о́бласть Ivanovskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an Oblast) The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 His given name was Albert, which was chosen by his mother in honor of the Belgian prince Albert, who visited Moscow in 1929. His parents were agricultural professionals. His mother, Nadezhda Andreevna, was an agricultural engineer, and also played as an amateur actress at a local drama. His father, Ivan Borisov, was a wounded WWII veteran, who worked as director of Privolzhsk Agricultural Technical School.
Becoming an Actor
Young Oleg Borisov was fond of acting and theatre, he was known as a good impersonator and comedian among his classmates at school. However, during the Second World War young Oleg Borisov was a tractor driver at a collective farm near Moscow. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including At the same time he was involved in amateur acting at his school drama class.
After WWII Borisov graduated from a secondary school and applied to study at the Moscow Art Theatre (MKhAT). Moscow Art Theatre ( Russian: Московский Художественный Академический Театр МХАТ is a theatre company in Moscow He passed a series of professional tests and was admitted to the Moscow Art Theatre School of Acting in 1947. While a student Borisov was regarded for his talent as a comedian. In 1951, Borisov graduated from the MKhAT School of Acting, and joined the troupe of the Lesya Ukrainka National Academic Theater of Russian Drama in Kiev. Lesya Ukrainka National Academic Theater of Russian Drama (also referred to as Lesya Ukrainka Theater) is a Theater in Kiev, Ukraine. Kiev, also known as Kyiv ( Ukrainian:, Kyiv, ˈkɪjiw Russian:, Kiyev; see also Cities' alternative names) is the In 1954 he married Alla Romanovna (nee Latynskaya), the daughter of director of the Lesya Ukrainka Theatre. Their son, Yuri Borisov, was born in 1956.
Leningrad
In 1964, director Georgi Tovstonogov invited Oleg Borisov to join the troupe of the Bolshoi Drama Theatre (BDT). Georgy Alexandrovich Tovstonogov (Георгий Александрович Товстоногов - May 23 1989) was a Russian theatre director Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater (Большой Драматический Театр имени Г From 1964 - 1983 Borisov was a permanent member of the troupe at BDT in Leningrad (St. Petersburg). There his stage partners were Tatyana Doronina, Lyudmila Makarova, Kirill Lavrov, Vladislav Strzhelchik, Innokenti Smoktunovsky, Yefim Kopelyan, Oleg Basilashvili, Yevgeni Lebedev, Pavel Luspekayev, Sergei Yursky, Vsevolod Kuznetsov, Nikolai Trofimov, and other notable Russian actors. Kirill Yuryevich Lavrov (Кири́лл Ю́рьевич Лавро́в September 15, 1925 &ndash April 27, 2007) was a well-known Innokentiy Mikhailovich Smoktunovsky (Инноке́нтий Миха́йлович Смоктуно́вский b Yefim Zakharovich Kopelyan (Ефим Захарович Копелян ( 12 April 1912 &ndash 6 March 1975) was a Russian actor of Oleg Valerianovich Basilashvili (Басилашвили Олег Валерианович September 26, 1934 is a well-known Soviet / Russian Pavel Borisovich Luspekayev (Па́вел Бори́сович Луспека́ев ( April 20, 1927, Lugansk - April 17, 1970 Borisov played memorable roles in several productions, such as, Grigori Melekhov in Tikhiy Don (aka. . And Qiet Flows the Don) by Mikhail Sholokhov, Prince Harry in 'King Henry IV' (1969 adaptation) by Shakespeare, and Siply in "Optimisticheskaya tragedia" (aka. Michail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov ( Russian: Михаи́л Алекса́ндрович Шо́лохов mʲɪxɐˈil əlʲɪˈksandrəvʲɪtɕ ˈʂoləxəf ( – William Shakespeare ( baptised . Optimistic tragedy) by Vsevolod Vishnevskiy. Optimistic tragedy is a play written by Vsevolod Vishnevskiy in the Soviet Union in 1933 with a dedication to the 15th anniversary of the Vsevolod Vitalievich Vishnevskiy (Всеволод Витальевич Вишневский, Saint Petersburg — February 28, 1951, Moscow) At that time he was also invited by director Lev Dodin to perform the leading role in 'Krotkaya' (aka. Lev Abramovich Dodin (Лев Абрамович Додин born 1944 is a modern Russian theater director the leader of Saint Petersburg . The Shy One) an adaptation of the eponymous novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (Фёдор Миха́йлович Достое́вский, sometimes transliterated Dostoyevsky, Dostoievsky,
Film career
In 1955, Borisov made his film debut at the Dovzhenko Film Studio in Kiev, Ukraine; he played a cameo role in film Mother (1955) by director Mark Donskoy. Kiev, also known as Kyiv ( Ukrainian:, Kyiv, ˈkɪjiw Russian:, Kiyev; see also Cities' alternative names) is the Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Mark Semyonovich Donskoi (Марк Семёнович Донско́й in Odessa &ndash 21 March 1981) was a Soviet Film Eventually Oleg Borisov ascended to fame in the Soviet and Russin cinema, as he continued his film career in collaboration with such directors as Eldar Ryazanov, Andrei Tarkovsky, Aleksandr Muratov, Aleksei German, Viktor Tregubovich, Vladimir Bortko, Aleksandr Gordon, Vladimir Vengerov, and Vadim Abdrashitov, among other film directors. Eldar Aleksandrovich Ryazanov (Эльдар Александрович Рязанов b Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky (Андре́й Арсе́ньевич Тарко́вский (April 4 1932 - December 29 1986 was a Soviet Film director, writer and opera director Aleksei Yuryevich German (in Алексей Юрьевич Герман (born on June 20[[ 938]] is a Russian filmmaker most active as a director and screenwriter Vadim Yusupovich Abdrashitov (Вадим Юсупович Абдрашитов ( Jan 19 1945 -- is a Russian Film director. His best known roles in film were such works as Gudionov in Sluga by Vadim Abdrashitov, and Naoum Kheifitz in Luna Park by Pavel Lungin. Vadim Yusupovich Abdrashitov (Вадим Юсупович Абдрашитов ( Jan 19 1945 -- is a Russian Film director. Pavel Semyonovich Lungin (Павел Семёнович Лунгин born July 12, 1949) is a Russian film director
Personality
For several years Borisov was suffering from restrictions in the Soviet film industry, because he did not comply with the ridiculous rules of political obedience. The main reason was that Borisov never wanted to be a member of the Soviet Communist party. His personal revolt against the system resulted in several years of his underemployment: the system allowed him to play only little roles, making him almost invisible for a few years, a humiliation which he endured with dignity. Only director Vadim Abdrashitov was brave enough to brake the Soviet censorship rules. Vadim Yusupovich Abdrashitov (Вадим Юсупович Абдрашитов ( Jan 19 1945 -- is a Russian Film director. He cast Borisov for the leading roles in his films Ostanovilsya poyezd (1982) and Parade of planets (1984).
Oleg Borisov was a stellar example of a rare, beautiful, and disobedient talent. He had to be untamed and free of any control in order to play his best roles. Borisov was at the peak of his stage and film career by the end of the 1970s, when suddenly he was dismissed by a film director for his disagreement about the movements of his character. In the Soviet reality that caused an impact on his work in film and on stage. He had no support from Communist Party, because he never wanted to be a member. Borisov chose his individual freedom at a high cost. He never was a slave of the Soviet system, and the system never let him have his freedom.
Moscow
Borisov suffered from professional restrictions, that were imposed on him, which caused him a serious stress with medical complications. Only a few of his colleagues were capable to understand his case. At that critical time Oleg Yefremov called Borisov in 1982, and invited him to work with the Moscow Art Theatre. Oleg Nikolayevich Yefremov (Оле́г Никола́евич Ефре́мов b From 1983-1990 Borisov was a member of the troupe with the Moscow Art Theatre. Moscow Art Theatre ( Russian: Московский Художественный Академический Театр МХАТ is a theatre company in Moscow There his stage partners were Anastasiya Vertinskaya, Evgeni Evstigneev, Andrei Miagkov, and other notable Russian actors. Anastasiya Alexandrovna Vertinskaya (Анастасия Александровна Вертинская (born 19 December 1944) a Russian actress Yevgeniy Aleksandrovich Yevstigneyev (Евгений Александрович Евстигнеев ( October 9 1926 in Nizhny Novgorod &mdash March At the same time Borisov made stage works at the Moscow Central Theatre of the Soviet Army, such as, his acclaimed portrayal of the Emperor Pavel I in the eponymous play by Dmitri Merezhkovsky. Paul (Па́вел I Петро́вич Pavel Petrovich) ( &ndash) was the Emperor of Russia between 1796 and 1801 Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky, Дмитрий Сергеевич Мережковский ( August 14, 1865, St Petersburg - December 9, During the course of his acting career Borisov shared the views of Konstantin Stanislavski and Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko who believed that stage acting is a superior form of art. Constantin Sergeyevich Stanislavski (Константин Vladimir Ivanovich Nemirovich-Danchenko ( Владимир Иванович Немирович-Данченко in Russian) ( December 11 (23 1858 Borisov confessed that he had greater satisfaction from his stage works, than from any film.
Recognition
During many years Oleg Borisov suffered from a severe stress caused by political pressures on his acting career. He opposed the official system and contracted a stress-related blood disorder, a rare form of leukemia, which was misdiagnosed by the Soviet medical system. Borisov knew that his disease was incurable. However, his private conversations with actors-friends were sparkled with his wit and wisdom, and someone told him to write a book, which he did. He was writing notes for almost 20 years, which were published posthumously by his son, director Yuri Borisov. Oleg Borisov was designated People's Artist of the USSR (1978) and received a State Prize of the USSR (1978) for his stage works. In 1990 Borisov won Volpi Cup at the Venice Film Festival. He played over 70 roles in film and television. He also directed stage productions and led several popular radio shows. In 1992 Oleg Borisov made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem together with his wife. He died of complications from a blood disorder on April 28, 199]4, in Moscow, Russia. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title
Filmography
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