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Aleksei Petrenko

Aleksei Vasilyevich Petrenko (26 March 1938 – 22 February 2017) was a Soviet and Russian film and stage actor. He played Grigori Rasputin in Elem Klimov's historical drama Agony and Joseph Stalin in the BBC Two documentary World War II: Behind Closed Doors. • Illustration — Petrenko (right) greeting President Vladimir Putin in 2001

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Aleksei Petrenko

Российский актёр Алексей Петренко

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Name
Aleksei Petrenko
Birth Name
Aleksei Vasilyevich Petrenko
Born
26 March 1938
Birthplace
Chemer, Kozelets Raion, Chernigov Oblast, Ukrainian SSR
Died
22 February 2017
Place of death
Moscow, Russia
Spouse
Azima Abdumaminova
Occupation
actor
Nationality
Soviet Union · Russia
Education
Kharkiv National University of Arts
Honours
Order For Merit to the Fatherland and 4th class · Order of Honour · State Prize of the Russian Federation · Honored Artist of the RSFSR · People's Artist of Ukraine · People's Artist of the RSFSR
Languages
Ukrainian · Russian

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Aleksei Vasilyevich Petrenko (26 March 1938 – 22 February 2017) was a Soviet and Russian film and stage actor. He played Grigori Rasputin in Elem Klimov's historical drama Agony and Joseph Stalin in the BBC Two documentary World War II: Behind Closed Doors. • Illustration — Petrenko (right) greeting President Vladimir Putin in 2001

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Aleksei Petrenko (1938–2017) was an actor and musician, of Russian and Soviet nationality. The actor was born in Chemer and died in Moscow. Aleksei Petrenko was educated at Kharkiv National University of Arts.

Languages used include Russian and Ukrainian. Honours include Honored Artist of the RSFSR, Order of Honour and People's Artist of the RSFSR, among others.

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