Alexander Burdonsky Explained

Birthname:Alexander Vasilyevich Stalin[1]
Birth Date:1941 10, mf=yes
Birth Place:Samara, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Death Place:Moscow, Russia
Alma Mater:Russian Academy of Theatre Arts
Occupation:Theatre director
Years Active:1972−2017
Employer:Russian Army Theatre
Spouse:Dalia Tamulevičiūtė
Mother:Galina Burdonskaia
Father:Vasily Stalin
Relatives:Joseph Stalin (grandfather)
Awards:People's Artist of Russia (1996)

Alexander Vasilyevich Burdonsky (Russian: Александр Васильевич Бурдонский; October 14, 1941 – May 23, 2017) was a Russian theater and film director and grandson of General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Joseph Stalin. He directed more than 20 plays at The Moscow Theater, and also directed films including Playing On the Keys of The Soul and This Madman Platanov. In 1996, Burdonsky was awarded the People's Artist of Russia Award for his works.

Burdonsky died of cancer on May 23, 2017, at the age of 75.[2] [3] He was predeceased in 2006 by his wife,, a Lithuanian teacher and theatre director.[4] [5]

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  1. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40026823 Stalin's grandson who rejected his name dies at 75
  2. News: Alexander Burdonsky, Russian Director and Stalin's Grandson, Dies at 75. Agence France-Presse. May 24, 2017. The New York Times. May 26, 2017. 0362-4331.
  3. News: Stalin's grandson who rejected dictator's name dies. May 25, 2017. The Nation. May 26, 2017. en-US.
  4. News: Dalia Tamuleviciute, Professional Theater Director Passes Away. April 27, 2006. Kultura 15. July 26, 2018.
  5. http://www.rosbalt.ru/moscow/2017/05/24/1617530.html Прощание с внуком Сталина состоится в Москве 26 мая