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Vsevolod Emilievič Mejerchoľd
1874 – 1940
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryVsevolod Emilyevich Meyerhold or Meyerkhold was a Russian and Soviet theatre director, actor and theatrical producer. His provocative experiments dealing with physical being and symbolism in an unconventional theatre setting made him one of the seminal forces in modern international theatre. During the Great Purge, Meyerhold was arrested in June 1939. He was tortured, his wife was murdered, and he was executed on 2 February 1940.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
January 28, 1874
Penza
Date of death
February 2, 1940
Moscow
Citizenship
Russian Empire · Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic · Soviet Union
Occupations & fields
actortheatre directorplaywrightpoliticianfilm directortheatrologist
Awards & honours
People's Artist of the RSFSR
- Field and occupation
- ruský divadelní režisér a teoretik
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