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Nikolay Pavlovich Akimov
Николай Акимов
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16 April 1901 - 6 September 1968
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Director and artist, People's Artist of the USSR (1960). In 1935-49 and since 1955 - chief director of the Leningrad Comedy Theater (since 1992 - St. Petersburg Comedy Theater named after N.P. Akimov). He staged daring, ironic and elegant performances: “The Shadow” (1940, 1960) and “Dragon” (1944, 1962) by E.L. Schwartz, “The Case” by A.V. Sukhovo-Kobylin (1955). Professor of the Leningrad Theatre Institute (since 1960).