Ruben Simonov
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Ruben SimonovRuben Simonov ( (April 1, 1899, Moscow
– December 5, 1968, Moscow
) was a Soviet artist and director, Peoples Artist of the USSR, Professor. Awarded by the State Prize of the USSR title (1943, 1947, 1950).
Simonov was born in a family of Russian-Armenians. Graduating from the Moscow State University
, he then became an actor, starting his career at the Armenian drama studio in the Armenian House of Culture. In 1939 he became the chief director of the Vakhtangov Theatre. He also ruled the Armenian and Uzbek theatres of Moscow.
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
– December 5, 1968, Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
) was a Soviet artist and director, Peoples Artist of the USSR, Professor. Awarded by the State Prize of the USSR title (1943, 1947, 1950).
Simonov was born in a family of Russian-Armenians. Graduating from the Moscow State University
Moscow State University
Lomonosov Moscow State University , previously known as Lomonosov University or MSU , is the largest university in Russia. Founded in 1755, it also claims to be one of the oldest university in Russia and to have the tallest educational building in the world. Its current rector is Viktor Sadovnichiy...
, he then became an actor, starting his career at the Armenian drama studio in the Armenian House of Culture. In 1939 he became the chief director of the Vakhtangov Theatre. He also ruled the Armenian and Uzbek theatres of Moscow.
Selected filmography
- Admiral NakhimovAdmiral Nakhimov (film)Admiral Nakhimov is a 1947 Soviet film directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin, based on the life of Russian Admiral Pavel Nakhimov . In 1946 Pudovkin, Golovnya, Lukovsky, Kryukov, Dikiy, Simonov, and Knyazev received the Stalin Prize.-Cast:...
(1947) - The Fall of BerlinThe Fall of Berlin (film)The Fall of Berlin is a 1950 two-part Soviet film directed by Mikhail Chiaureli. The plot revolves around the history of the Great Patriotic War, focusing on the role that Joseph Stalin played in the events...
(1950)