Photo: Published by Brentano's, NY, 1922, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons¹⁵

Alexander Tairov

Russian innovator of theatrical art

Alexander Yakovlevich Tairov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Я́ковлевич Таи́ров; Ukrainian: Олександр Якович Таїров; 6 July 1885 – 5 September 1950) was a leading innovator and theatre director in Russia before and during the Soviet era.²

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Born Jul 13, 1885, died Sep 25, 1950.¹

Companies

Kamerny TheatreFounder¹⁴

Early life and education

1913Faculty of Law, Saint Petersburg State University³

Childhood

Aleksandr Tairov was born Aleksandr Yakovlevich Korenblit on July 6, 1885, in Romny, Russian Empire. His father, Yakov Korenblit, was the headmaster of a primary school in Berdichev. At the age of 10, young Tairov moved to Kiev and settled with his aunt, a retired actress. She introduced him to theatre. He took part in amateur performances and assumed the name Tairov as a pseudonym.

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Career

Occupation: actor, director, writer, theatre manager, theatre director.^{6 7}

1914 to 1949Worked at Kamerny Theatre⁴
Date not recordedFounded Kamerny Theatre⁵

Personal life

BornJul 13, 1885, Romny⁸
DiedSep 25, 1950, Moscow⁹
CitizenshipSoviet Union, Russian Empire¹⁰
SpouseAlisa Koonen¹¹

Awards

Date not recordedHonored Artist of the RSFSR¹²
Date not recordedMedal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"¹²
Date not recordedMedal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"¹²
Date not recordedOrder of Lenin¹²
Date not recordedPeople's Artist of the RSFSR¹²

Sources

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WikidataAlexander Tairov: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexander Tairov: Worked at Kamerny Theatre, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexander Tairov: Founded Kamerny Theatre, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexander Tairov: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexander Tairov: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexander Tairov: IMDb, on Wikidata
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WikidataKamerny Theatre, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsAlexander Tairov photo by Published by Brentano's, NY, 1922, Public domain