Yulian Panich Explained

Yulian Aleksandrovich Panich (Russian: Юлиа́н Алекса́ндрович Па́нич; 23 May 1931 – 9 October 2023) was a Soviet and Russian actor, director, and journalist. He was appointed Honored Artist of Russia in 1996.[1]

Biography

Yulian Aleksandrovich Panich was born in Kirivigrad/Zinovyevsk on 23 May 1931. After graduating from the Shchukin Acting School in Moscow in 1954, Panich had a successful career of a Soviet film actor. In 1965 he began working as a television and film director.

In 1972, Yulian Panich left the Soviet Union for Israel. Later that year he was offered a job in Munich with the Radio Liberty/Free Europe radio. Soon Panich became chief program producer with the Russian service (Radio Svoboda) and the symbol of anti-Soviet resistance. As such he was the object of special interest by the KGB.[2] [3]

Personal life and death

After his retirement in 1995, Panich lived in the suburbs of Rambouillet in Paris.[4]

Panich was married to Ludmila Zweig from 1956. They had a son, Igor Panich (born 1958) who is a writer.[5]

Yulian Panich died on 9 October 2023, at the age of 92.[6]

Filmography

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.kino-teatr.ru/teatr/acter/m/sov/3246/bio Биография
  2. News: Свобода как осознанная необходимость. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 24 May 2011 . 16 July 2017 . Тольц . Владимир .
  3. News: Олег Туманов, Признания агента КГБ, Часть III – окончание. Охранка. 16 July 2017. ru-RU.
  4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_DiT3eI9tE Театральная гостиная с Юлианом Паничем
  5. News: Igor Panich. 16 July 2017. fr.
  6. News: Во Франции умер актёр, режиссёр и диктор Радио "Свобода" Юлиан Панич . 9 October 2023 . Svoboda . 9 October 2023.