Boris Shchukin Explained

Boris Shchukin
Native Name:Борис Щукин
Birth Name:Boris Vasilyevich Shchukin
Birth Date:17 April [O.S. 5 April] 1894
Birth Place:Moscow, Russian Empire
Death Place:Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Resting Place:Novodevichy Cemetery
Native Name Lang:ru
Occupation:Actor, theater director, pedagogue
Years Active:1920–1939
Awards:People's Artist of the USSR

Boris Vasilyevich Shchukin (Russian: Бори́с Васи́льевич Щу́кин; — 7 October 1939) was a Russian and Soviet actor, theater director and pedagogue. In 1936, Shchukin was among the first group of recipients of the honorary title of People's Artist of the USSR.[1] In 1941, he was posthumously awarded the Stalin Prize. He was most famous for his portrayals of Vladimir Lenin.[2] On October 7, 1939, Shchukin died of cardiovascular disease in Moscow.

Filmography

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=XuoaAQAAIAAJ&q=борис+щукин Борис Щукин: Путь актёра
  2. https://diletant.media/articles/28671414/ Советский актёр, заложивший традиции исполнения роли Ленина