Mikhail Filippovich Shatrov (1932–2010) was a Soviet playwright.[1][2] In 1958 he was admitted to the Union of Soviet Writers. Member of the CPSU since 1961. In a series of historical plays, he shook up the genre of Leniniana. (Faina Ranevskaya sarcastically remarked: "Shatrov - this is the Krupskaya of our days".[3])
Mikhail Shatrov | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mikhail Marshak April 3, 1932 |
| Died | May 24, 2010 Moscow, Russia |
| Resting place | Troyekurovskoye Cemetery |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Alma mater | Moscow State Mining University |
| Occupation | Playwright |
| Relatives | Alexei Rykov (uncle-in-law) Samuil Marshak (cousin) |
His plays are often based on historical events. "The Bolsheviks" is based on the true story of Fanny Kaplan's attempt to assassinate Vladimir Lenin.[4] The play "The Peace Treaty of Brest-Litovsk" was initially banned by the regime in the USSR due to its depiction of Lenin and was approved for publication only in 1987, 25 years after it was written.[5] In 1988 an all-Russian cast toured Europe performing "The Peace Treaty of Brest-Litovsk"; in 1990 the company toured in the US as well.[6]
Mikhail Shatrov died in Moscow at the 79th year of his life from a heart attack in his apartment in the House on the Embankment. He was buried at the Troyekurovskoye Cemetery.
The 1968 Soviet film The Sixth of July is based on Shatrov's play with the same name.
References
edit- ^ Grimes, William (May 26, 2010). "Mikhail Shatrov, Outspoken Soviet Playwright, Dies at 78". The New York Times. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ^ Riley, John (August 24, 2010). "Mikhail Shatrov: Playwright whose work asserted that Stalinism was a deviation from Leninism". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-14. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ^ Андреев, Иван (2013). Фаина Раневская. Клочки воспоминаний. ISBN 9785386061784.
- ^ Shatrov, Mikhail (1990). The Bolsheviks and Other Plays. ISBN 1854590367.
- ^ "2 Bolsheviks Find Roles in Play". Chicago Tribune. May 21, 1987. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
- ^ "Once-Banned Soviet Play to Open in Chicago". LA Times. April 13, 1990. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
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