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Boris Chirkov

Boris Petrovich Chirkov (13 August 190128 May 1982) was a Soviet and Russian actor and pedagogue. Chirkov was awarded the Hero of Socialist Labor title (1975) and three Orders of Lenin (1938, 1967, 1975). For his movie roles, he won four Stalin Prizes (1941, 1947, 1949, 1952) and a Stanislavski Prize (1979).

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Boris Chirkov

Борис Чирков в роли Максима в фильме « Юность Максима »

Григорий Козинцев и Леонид Трауберг · Still from film · Public domain

Name
Boris Chirkov
Born
13 August 1901
Birthplace
Brianka, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire (present-day Ukraine)
Died
28 May 1982
Place of death
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Occupation
Actor, pedagogue
Nationality
Russian Empire · Soviet Union
Fields
acting · pedagogy of acting
Education
Russian State Institute of Performing Arts
Honours
Stalin Prize · Order of Lenin · Hero of Socialist Labour · Order of the October Revolution · People's Artist of the USSR · Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Languages
Russian

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