Yefim Zakharovich Kopelyan (Russian: Ефим Захарович Копелян) (12 April 1912 – 6 March 1975) was Russian actor of theater and cinema, one of the legendary masters of the Bolshoi Theatre of Drama (BDT). Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater (Большой Драматический Театр имени Г He performed the bright characteristic roles in the films The Elusive Avengers, Intervention, Eternal call, Straw cap, read author's text in the television series Seventeen Moments of Spring. The Elusive Avengers (Неуловимые мстители) is a Soviet Ostern directed by Edmond Keosayan and made on Mosfilm. Seventeen Moments of Spring ( 1973) ("Семнадцать мгновений весны" in Russian) also Seventeen Instants of Spring
He was born in Belarusian town Rechitsa. Belarus ( Belarusian Беларусь / Biełaruś is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east Rechytsa (Рэчыца 'rɛtʂɨtsa Речица Lithuanian Riečica is a town in the Homiel Province of Belarus. After graduation, he worked as a metal craftsman at the plant Krasny Putilovets in Leningrad. Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River In 1930 he entered to the architectural department of the Academy of fine arts. In his students years he earned additionally as supernumerary in the BTD, entered to the studio of this theater (course of K. Supernumerary is an additional member of an organization A supernumerary is also non-regular member of a staff a member of the staff or an employee who works in a public office who K. Tverskoy).
At the end of his education, Kopelyan became the actor of the main staff of the BTD. The first years in the theater not were noted by special successes.
Later he played much from romantic Don Cesar de Bazan to sailor Shvandya in Lyubov Yarovaya, roles of the classical repertoire and modern. He was a "social hero", played a character roles in the comedies and the tragedies. Georgi Tovstonogov employed Kopelyan almost in all premiers of theater. Georgy Alexandrovich Tovstonogov (Георгий Александрович Товстоногов - May 23 1989) was a Russian theatre director With his name are connected all best plays BDT.
Great Patriotic War found BTD in Baku on the tours. The term Great Patriotic War (Великая Отечественная война Velikaya Otechestvennaya Vojna) is used in Russia and some other Baku (Bakı sometimes known as Baqy, Baky, Baki or Bakü, is the capital the largest city and the largest port of Azerbaijan On the return of the theater on 4 July 1941 to Leningrad, Kopelyan entered the People's militia and played in the Theater of the People's militia, which soon became the Аront-line propaganda platoon of Leningrad. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River
Kopelyan was acted in film and on TV much, was the brilliant master of small roles: Steersman (Tanker Derbent, 1941), Priest Gapon (Prologue, 1956), Sergo Ordzhonikidze (Kochubey, 1958), Nalbandov (Time, forward!, 1966), Burnash (The Elusive Avengers, 1967), 1971: Cossack Leader Ataman in epic film Dauria (1971 film) (Даурия) , Burtsev (The Story about human heart, 1975), Beybutov (Yaroslav Dombrovsky, 1976), etc. Igor Borisovich Dmitriev (И́горь Бори́сович Дми́триев ( May 29 1927 - January 26 2008) was a Russian film Dauria is an Russian 1971 historical action/drama set in Siberia, Russia Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Grigoriy Konstantinovich Ordzhonikidze (გრიგოლ (სერგო ორჯონიკიძე - Grigol (Sergo Orjonikidze Russian: Григорий Константинович Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Dauria is an Russian 1971 historical action/drama set in Siberia, Russia Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Among his best roles at cinema were roles of Savva Morozov (Nikolai Bauman; the prize of the All-Union film festival, 1968), Svidrigaylov (Crime and punishment, 1970). Crime and Punishment (Преступление и наказание is a Novel by Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky that Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He acted in television films Old fortress (1973), Crash of engineer Garin, Eternal call.
His reading the text from the author in films Seven notes in silence (1967), Meetings with Gorky (1969), Memory (1971) and television film Seventeen Moments of Spring (1973, State prize of the RSFSR in 1976) was unique. Seventeen Moments of Spring ( 1973) ("Семнадцать мгновений весны" in Russian) also Seventeen Instants of Spring
Kopelyan became People's Artist of the USSR in 1973. People's Artist of the USSR, also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to citizens of the Soviet Union. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. He died in 1975 in Leningrad.