Galina Volchek
Galina Borisovna (Berovna) Volchek (19 December 1933 – 26 December 2019) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actress, theater director and pedagogue. People's Artist of the USSR (1989) and Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation (2017).
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Galina Volchek

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- Name
- Galina Volchek
- Birth Name
- Galina Berovna Volchek
- Born
- 19 December 1933
- Birthplace
- Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union
- Died
- 26 December 2019
- Place of death
- Moscow, Russia
- Occupation
- Actress, theater director, pedagogue
- Awards
- USSR State Prize People's Artist of the USSR Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (full cavalier)
- Full name
- Галина Борисовна Волчек.
- Nationality
- Soviet Union and Russia.
- Fields
- theatre, acting, directing and pedagogy of acting.
- Education
- Moscow Art Theatre School.
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Galina Borisovna (Berovna) Volchek (19 December 1933 – 26 December 2019) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actress, theater director and pedagogue. People's Artist of the USSR (1989) and Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation (2017).
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Biography
Biography
Galina Volchek studied at Moscow Art Theatre School. The recorded working language is Russian. The field of work recorded is theatre, acting and directing. Places of work recorded in the authority are Moscow. Employment is recorded with Sovremennik Theatre. Positions recorded include member of the State Duma. Distinctions recorded are USSR State Prize, People's Artist of the USSR, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class and Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class.

Russian theatre director Galina Voltchek is showing the book of her memoirs to billionnaire Mikhail Prokhorov
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На встрече с художественным руководителем театра «Современник» Галиной Волчек.
Администрация Президента России · Kremlin.ru
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Galina Volchek • Birth Name — Galina Berovna Volchek • Born — 19 December 1933 • Birthplace — Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union • Died — 26 December 2019 • Place of death — Moscow, Russia • Occupation — Actress, theater director, pedagogue • Years Active — 1953–2019 • Awards — USSR State Prize People's Artist of the USSR Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (full cavalier)
Biography
Biography
Galina Volchek was a daughter of the cameraman and director Boris (Ber) Volchek. After finishing the Moscow Art Theatre School (1955, Karev course) she co-founded the Sovremennik Theatre, together with Igor Kvasha, Oleg Tabakov, Oleg Yefremov and Yevgeny Yevstigneyev. Since 1972 she was the chief director of the theater, and since 1989 its artistic director. Volchek directed over thirty productions. Among them were Russian and world classics, works of contemporary domestic and foreign authors. She was repeatedly invited to productions in theaters in Germany, Finland, Ireland, the US, Hungary, Poland and other countries. She was engaged many times in theater pedagogy activities abroad. Volchek was elected a deputy into the State Duma in 1995, where she became a member of the Committee on Culture. In 1999, Volchek left the parliament. On 26 December 2019, Volchek died in Moscow from pneumonia, one week after her 86th birthday.
Personal life
Personal life
Galina Volchek said: I had two husbands, several romances and one fallacy. She was married twice: • First husband: Yevgeny Yevstigneyev. The marriage lasted for 9 years, after she initiated divorce proceedings. • The son Denis Yevstigneyev (born 1961), filmmaker. • Second husband: a doctor of technical sciences, professor of Moscow State University of Civil Engineering Mark Abelev, winner of the State Prize of the Soviet Union. Also divorced.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1957 — Don Quixote — Maritornes • 1965 — The Bridge Is Built — Rimma Sinayskaya • 1966 — Beware of the Car — Tape recorder buyer (uncredited) • 1970 — King Lear — Regan • 1976 — The Little Mermaid — Inn Hostess / Witch • 1977 — About the Little Red Riding Hood — Mother Wolf — TV movie • 1979 — Autumn Marathon — Varvara Nikitichna
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — With Boris Yeltsin on 8 March 1998 • Illustration — Presentation of the State Prize, 12 June 2002 • Illustration — With Vladimir Putin on 50th anniversary of Sovremennik, 14 April 2006 • Illustration — Presentation of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" 1st class, 23 December 2008 • Illustration — With Sergey Sobyanin, 16 April 2018
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
Galina Volchek was recorded at birth as Галина Борисовна Волчек. The authorities additionally record the headings Galina Voltchek, Galina Borisovna Volchek and Galina Borisovna Voltchek. Her recorded language was Russian. She was the child of Boris Volchek. She married Yevgeniy Yevstigneyev and Mark Abelev. One child is recorded: Denis Yevstigneyev.
Career and activity
Career and activity
Galina Volchek worked in theatre, acting, directing and pedagogy of acting. She was employed by Sovremennik Theatre. Recorded position is member of the State Duma. She belonged to 2nd State Duma of the Russian Federation. She worked at Moscow.
Life and career
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Life and career
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Galina Volchek died at Moscow.
Recognition and collections
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Recognition and collections
Galina Volchek received USSR State Prize, People's Artist of the USSR, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class and Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class.
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Awards and honors
• USSR State Prize (1967) • Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1969) • Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1976) • People's Artist of the RSFSR (1979) • People's Artist of the USSR (1989) • Order of Friendship of Peoples (1993) • Full cavalier of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" • Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class (2004) • Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (2004) • Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation (2017)
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- 1.Russian theater director Volchek dies at 86. The Washington Post. 2019 lire en.
- 2.Волчек Галина Борисовна. Кто есть кто в культуре [Who is who in culture]. Яндекс.Словари [yandex.ru].
- 3.Биография. Волчек Галина Борисовна [Biography]. kino-teatr.ru.
- 4.Lizbeth Goodman, Jane de Gay. The Routledge Reader in Gender and Performance. Routledge. 2002. 9781134707607.
- 5.Popular Sovremennik Theater Director Volchek Dies at 86. The Moscow Times. 2019 lire en.
- 6.Laurence Senelick. Historical Dictionary of Russian Theatre. Rowman & Littlefield. 2015. 9781442249271.
- 7.Une scène de l'entre-deux-mondes. Nouvelles Fondations. 3-4. 7-8. 242-244 lire en. 2007.
- 8.Condolences to Galina Volchek’s family and friends. kremlin.ru. 2019.
- 9.Putin sends condolences to family of famous Russian theater director Galina Volchek. tass.com. 2019.
- 10.Смирнов В. Волчек Галина Борисовна. warheroes.ru.
- 11.kremlin.ru. Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 17.12.1993 г. № 2180. О награждении орденом Дружбы народов Волчек Г. Б. 1993.
- 12.Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 15.04.1996 г. № 556 О награждении орденом «За заслуги перед Отечеством» III степени Волчек Г. Б. kremlin.ru. 1996.
- 13.Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 19.12.2003 г. № 1494. О награждении орденом «За заслуги перед Отечеством» II степени Волчек Г.Б. kremlin.ru. 2003.
- 14.УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ. Про відзначення державними нагородами України діячів культури і мистецтва Російської Федерації. zakon.rada.gov.ua. 2004.
- 15.Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 17.12.2008 г. № 1789. О награждении орденом «За заслуги перед Отечеством» I степени Волчек Г.Б. kremlin.ru. 2008.
- 16.Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 21.12.2013 г. № 929. О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации. kremlin.ru. 2013.
- 17."Золотая Маска" объявила почетных лауреатов 2014 года. ria.ru. 2013.
- 18.Soviet Film. 1979.
- 19.Sergei Zemlianukhin, Miroslava Segida, Evgenij Margolit. Russian films, 1991-1994. Informational and Analytic Centre "DUBL-D". 1979.
- 20.Cine-eye. Université d'Indiana. 1993.
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