National Artist Yevgeny Poplavsky dies at 79
People's Artist of the Russian Federation Yevgeny Poplavsky died on September 22.
Consensus
- Yevgeny Poplavsky died on September 22 at the age of 79.
- The cause of death was a prolonged illness.
- A farewell ceremony will be held on September 24.
- The farewell ceremony will take place at the Kursk Drama Theater.
- Poplavsky was born on July 6, 1947, in Bryansk.
- He was a long-time performer at the Kursk State Drama Theater.
- He was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the RSFSR in 1987.
- He was awarded the title of National Artist of Russia in 2000.
Points of divergence
- Poplavsky served at the Kursk Drama Theater from 1983 to 2001 and played over 40 roles, including Lenin in 'Vse ego zhizn' and Iago in 'Othello'. — kommersant
- Poplavsky was known for roles such as Iago in 'Othello', Chubutikin in 'Three Sisters', Tevye in 'Kaddish', and Kockarev in 'The Marriage'. — vm
- Poplavsky was known for roles such as IAGO in 'Othello', Chubutikov in 'Three Sisters', Tevye in 'The Prayer for the Dead', and Kockarev in 'Marriage'. — m24
- Poplavsky also worked as a director and staged plays including 'Truth is Good, but Happiness is Better', 'Hungerers and Aristocrats', 'Number 13', and 'Ktuba'. — kommersant
- The Kursk Drama Theater is named after Pushkin. — vm
- The Kursk Drama Theater is officially named after A.S. Pushkin. — m24
Coverage (3 sources)
- People's Artist of Russia Yevgeny Poplavsky has died — Коммерсантъ
- People's Artist of Russia Yevgeny Poplavsky died at age 79 — Вечерняя Москва
- People's Artist of Russia Yevgeny Poplavsky has died — Москва 24
Key entities
- Evgeny Poplavsky
- Russia
- TASS
- Bryansk
- Saratov Theatre College
- Big Hall
- Kursk State Academic Theatre named after Pushkin
- Evgeny Semenovich
- Kursk Drama Theatre
- Kursk Drama Theatre named after A.S. Pushkin
- Kursk State Academic Theatre