Korshunov, Victor Ivanovich

Victor Korshunov was born on November 24, 1929 in Moscow , on Sukharevka.

He studied at Moscow secondary school No. 234 ^{[3] [4]} .

In 1943 he began to study in a drama studio at the regional House of Pioneers . The studio was led by actress V.I. Struchkova . Led by the head of the studio and together with other participants, the drama club traveled a lot to hospitals and hospitals. He performed with concerts and performances in front of wounded soldiers, and after performances he helped nurses and nannies look after the sick. So, according to him, from childhood he joined the school of humanism and the "science of human science" ^{[3] [4] [5]} .

In 1951 he graduated from the Moscow Art Theater School-Studio (course of A. M. Karev ) ^{[5] [6]} . Acting skills were taught by G. A. Gerasimov , S. K. Blinnikov , A. A. Scriabin, and the history of art theater was taught by V. Ya. Vilenkin ^[4] .

The actor’s debut took place on the stage of the Central Transport Theater (now the Gogol Center ), where he played the roles of Fernando de Rivera in the play “Living Portrait” based on the play by A. Moreto and Vaska Okoroka in the play “ Armored Train 14-69 ” based on the play by Vs. V. Ivanova . The last performance was a great spectator success and was nominated for the Stalin Prize . Among those who watched this production were then the director of the Maly Theater, chief director K. A. Zubov and director M. I. Tsarev , who became interested in playing the young artist and invited him to the troupe of their theater ^[2] .

From 1952 to 2015 - an actor of the Maly Theater , having served in it for more than sixty years. From January 1985 to May 1998 he served as director of the Maly Theater , and from May 1998 to September 2009 he was general director .

As a director, he staged several performances in this theater.

Since 1954 he taught at the Higher Theater School named after M. S. Shchepkin (since 1966 - associate professor, since 1973 - professor) ^[7] . Over the years of teaching, he has released seventeen acting courses. Among his students: S. Lyubshin , E. Martsevich , S. Nemolyaev , N. Kornienko , V. Bochkarev , A. Domogarov , M. Basharov and many other actors ^{[4] [8]} .

In the Soviet years he was elected a member of the board, deputy chairman of the Council for Work with Youth under the Presidium of the All-Russian Theater Society (now the Union of Theater Workers of the Russian Federation ) ^[9] .

Member of the CPSU since 1959.

Died April 17, 2015 in Moscow at the 86th year of life after a long illness ^{[1] [2] [10]} . The funeral service and farewell took place on April 21, 2015 in the building of the Maly Theater on Bolshaya Ordynka Street ^{[8] [11]} . He was buried at the Novodevichy cemetery ^[12] , next to the grave of his wife Catherine of Elana .

Family

• Parents - Korshunov Ivan Alekseevich (1897-1967), a native of the Kaluga region, Korshunova Ekaterina Mikhailovna (1907-1972), a native of the Tver region. Met in Moscow, where they came from the countryside to work. They worked in a trading network and were not associated with either the theater or any other creative profession.
• Spouse (since 1953) - Ekaterina Ilyinichna Elanskaya (1929–2013), actress, People’s Artist of Russia (1999), Honored Artist of the RSFSR ^[3] .
  • Son - Alexander Korshunov (born 1954), theater and film actor, director, People's Artist of Russia (1999) ^{[3] [4]} .
    • Grandson - Stepan Korshunov (born 1978), actor, works at the Maly Theater in Moscow ^[4] .
    • Granddaughter - Claudia Korshunova (born 1984), actress, works in the Sovremennik Theater ^[4] .
• Mother-in-law - Klavdia Nikolaevna Elanskaya (1898-1972), theater and film actress, People's Artist of the USSR (1948) ^{[3] [4]} .

• Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1961) ^[13] .
• People's Artist of the RSFSR (1969) ^[13]
• People's Artist of the USSR (1984)
• Order of the October Revolution (04/04/1974)
• Order of the Red Banner of Labor (1980) - for the great work on the preparation and holding of the Games of the XXII Olympiad ^[14]
• Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV degree (1994) - for great services to the people associated with the development of Russian statehood, achievements in labor, science, culture, art, strengthening friendship and cooperation between peoples ^[15]
• Order “For Merit to the Fatherland”, III degree (1999) - for his great contribution to the development of domestic theater culture and in connection with the 175th anniversary of the State Academic Maly Theater of Russia ^[16]
• Order “For Merit to the Fatherland”, II degree (2005) - for an outstanding contribution to the development of theatrical art and many years of creative activity ^[17]
• Medal "In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" (1970)
• Veteran of Labor Medal (1984)
• Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation (1996) for high pedagogical excellence ^[18]
• Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation (2009) for great achievements in the development of theatrical art and many years of pedagogical activity ^[19]
• Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh, II degree, Russian Orthodox Church (2004) - in consideration of the works and in connection with the 75th anniversary of his birth ^[20]

Theater Roles

Central Transport Theater

• 1951-1952 - " Armored train 14-69 " Sun. V. Ivanova . Stage Director: I. Ya. Sudakov - Vaska Okorok ^[3]
• 1951-1952 - " Notre Dame de Paris " based on the novel by V. Hugo . Stage directors: V. M. Goldfeld and Ya. M. Krakopolsky - 2nd shooter
• 1951-1952 - The "Spanish Priest" by J. Fletcher . Stage Director: A.P. Tutyshkin - Milanes
• 1951-1952 - "Living Portrait" by A. Moreto . Stage Director: V. M. Goldfeld - Fernando de Rivera , Tacon
• 1951-1952 - "The Young Man" by Kirov - Stepanov

Maly Theater

Performances at the Maly Theater

• 1960 - “Song of the Wind” by A. L. Weitzler , A. N. Misharin (together with V. B. Monakhov )
• 1962 - “Colleagues” by V. P. Aksyonov and G. M. Stabovoy (together with B. A. Babochkin )
• 1966 - “A man drops anchor” by I. A. Kasumov

Filmography

TV Shows

Filmmaking

• 1995 - Alexey Eibozhenko (from the cycle of television programs of the ORT channel “ To Remember ”) (documentary)
• 1995 - Rufina Nifontova (from the cycle of television programs of the ORT channel “ To Remember ”) (documentary)
• 2001 - Valery Nosik (from the cycle of television programs of the ORT channel “ To Remember ”) (documentary)

• Interviewed by Tatyana Semashko . Victor Korshunov is a gaming director. Rossiyskaya Gazeta // rg.ru (November 1999)
• Portrait of People's Artist of the USSR, General Director of the Maly Theater V.I. Korshunov in the image of Boris Godunov (2003) (inaccessible link) Workshop of the artist Evgeny Demakov // demakovart.narod.ru