Background
Nikolai Sorokin was born on February 15, 1952 in the Hutor Cossack Vesyolovsky District of Rostov Region, Russian"s territory.
Nikolai Sorokin was born on February 15, 1952 in the Hutor Cossack Vesyolovsky District of Rostov Region, Russian"s territory.
Russian University of Theatre Arts.
Artistic director of the Rostov-on-Don academic drama theatre of a name Maxim Gorky, deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the 3rd convocation. In 1996, Nikolai Sorokin appointed artistic director of the Rostov academic drama theatre of a name Maxim Gorky. Since 2004, he was engaged in teaching activity.
Professor of the Rostov branch of the Saint St. Petersburg University of culture and arts, released two actors rate.
Nikolai Sorokin has worked at the Rostov theatre of drama about forty years. As an actor has created a lot of different images, as a director staged many performances in his native Rostov theatre, also worked abroad.
Nikolai Sorokin has died after a long illness on March 26, 2013. Honored Artist of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1988).
Honored Artist of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1988) People"s Artist of Russia (1999) Order of Friendship (1996) Medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 2nd class (2002) The Grand-Prix of the festival, prize for the original setting and the reading of the drama of Mikhail Sholokhov in the 21st century — performance «The Destiny of man» (2005 — All-Russian theatrical festival «The Stars of the Victory», Ryazan) The Premium of the name of Nikolay Akimov for the original setting — performance «The Cherry Orchard» (2010 — IV All-Russian theatrical festival «Russian Comedy», Rostov-on-Don) Order of Merit in the Rostov Region (2012).
From 1999 to 2003 — Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the third convocation (vice-Chairperson of the committee on culture and tourism), a member of the political party United Russia.