Background
POPOV, Aleksey was born on March 24, 1892 in Nikolayevsk, Samara Province.
POPOV, Aleksey was born on March 24, 1892 in Nikolayevsk, Samara Province.
1912-1918 actor, Moscow Arts Theater. 1918-1923 founder-director, Kostroma Drama Studio. From 1923 actor and stage director, 3rd Studio, Moscow Arts Theater (from 1926 Vakhtangov State Theater).
1930-1935 artistic director, Moscow Theater of the Revol. 1935-1949 artistic director, 1949-1957 chief stage director, Centr Theater of the Soviet Army. 1949-1953 also artistic director, Lunacharskiy State Institute of Stagecraft.
1955-1956 member, Org Committee, All-Union Amateur Art Work Show, All-Union Centr Trade-Union Council. Member, Theater Arts Council, USSR Ministry of Culture. From 1955 deputy chairman, All-Russian Theatrical Social, etc.
Productions: Seyfullina’s “Viri- neya” (1925). Lavrenyov’s Razlom (Break-Up) (1927). Poema o topore (The Poem of the Axe) (1931).
Moy drug (My Friend) (1932). Pogodin’s Posle bala(After the Ball) (1934). Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” (1935).
“The Taming of the Shrew” (1937). Bakhterev and Razumovskiy’s Polkovodets Suvorov (General Suvorov) (1939). Chepurin’s Stalingradtsy (The Stalingraders) (1944).
Vinnikov’s Step’ shirokaya (The Broad Steppe) (1949). Shteyn’s Flag admirala (The Admiral’s Flag) (1950). Gogol’s Revizor (The Government Inspector) (1951).
Afinogenov’s “Moscow, Kremlin” (1956), etc.
Member, Communist Party, since 1954.
Member, Communist Party, since 1954.