Aleksey Fatyanov (Acting)

Poet, author of many popular songs, actor. Born into a wealthy family. But in the 1930s, the new government nationalized all property. In 1935 he entered the theatrical studio of Alexei Dikoy at the VTsSPS theater. In 1937 he was admitted to the theater school of the acting troupe of the Central Theater of the Red Army, Alexei Popov. He played in performances, toured with the theater on the remote garrisons of the Far East. In the period from 1937 to 1940, according to colleagues from the Central Theater of the Red Army, he was one of the best actors. In May 1940 he was drafted into the army service, where he actively participated in the amateur art activities of the regiment, and three months later he was appointed director of the District Ensemble of the Oryol Military District. At this time, published his first poems and essays. The beginning...Read More