Nikolai Lebedev (actor)

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Nikolai Lebedev
Николай Лебедев
USSR (now Russia)
Died21 August 2022(2022-08-21) (aged 100)
Moscow, Russia
OccupationActor
Years active1940–2022
AwardsPeople's Artist of Russia (2018)
Military career
Service/branch Soviet Army
RankPrivate
Battles/wars

Nikolai Sergeyevich Lebedev (Russian: Николай Сергеевич Лебедев; 15 December 1921 – 21 August 2022) was a Soviet and Russian actor,

Second World War, where he was captured by the Wehrmacht, during the Battle of Uman
.

Early life and career

Nikolai Sergeyevich Lebedev was born in Moscow on 15 December 1921.

machine gunner.[4][5] He was contused and captured by the Wehrmacht in July–August 1941, during the Battle of Uman. After his release by the enemy, he was tested by the Soviet counter-intelligence agency, SMERSH, and was ultimately cleared and let go.[1] After the war, he acted at the Moscow Theater of the Young Spectator for two years until deciding to combine his studies and work, entering the Moscow Art Theatre School.[1]

Lebedev graduated from the school in 1950, in the course of

Mossovet Theater instead, where Lebedev ultimately acted for more than 60 years.[1]

Personal life and death

Lebedev's wife, Anna Kasenkina, was also an actress. They lived together for more than half a century. Anna and Nikolai had no children together, although Kasenkina had a son from her first marriage, whom Lebedev raised as his own. After the death of Anna, he lived with his son's family.[7]

Lebedev turned 100 in December 2021, and died on 21 August 2022.[8][9]

Selected filmography

Source:[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Николай Лебедев на сайте театра им. Моссовета (in Russian)
  2. ^ Названы новые народные артисты России (in Russian)
  3. ^ Путин присвоил звания народных артистов известным балеринам (in Russian)
  4. ^ Артист-фронтовик Николай Лебедев (in Russian)
  5. ^ Память народа (in Russian)
  6. ^ Выпускники Школы-студии МХАТ 1950–х (in Russian) Archived 12 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Биография Николая Лебедева (in Russian)
  8. ^ "Старейший актер Театра им. Моссовета Николай Лебедев умер в возрасте ста лет" (in Russian). Интерфакс. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  9. ^ Актёра Николая Лебедева похоронили на Ваганьковском кладбище в Москве (in Russian)
  10. ^ Работы Николая Лебедева в кино (in Russian) on kino-teatr.ru

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External links

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