Global InformationAlexander Burdonsky information
Alexander Burdonsky | |
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| Born | Alexander Vasilyevich Stalin[1] October 14, 1941 Samara, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | May 23, 2017 (aged 75) Moscow, Russia |
| Alma mater | Russian Academy of Theatre Arts |
| Occupation | Theatre director |
| Years active | 1972−2017 |
| Employer | Russian Army Theatre |
| Spouse | Dalia Tamulevičiūtė |
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| 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, Dalia Tamulevičiūtė, a Lithuanian teacher and theatre director.[4][5]
- ^ Stalin's grandson who rejected his name dies at 75
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- ^ "Stalin's grandson who rejected dictator's name dies". The Nation. May 25, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- ^ "Dalia Tamuleviciute, Professional Theater Director Passes Away". Kultura 15. April 27, 2006. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ^ Прощание с внуком Сталина состоится в Москве 26 мая