Mikshiev, Pyotr Grigorievich

Born into a peasant family, Karelian .

In 1957 he graduated from the national course of the Leningrad Theater Institute , the course of Professor E.I. Thime . After graduation, he served in the army.

Since 1959 - actor of the Finnish Drama Theater (now the National Theater of the Republic of Karelia ).

In 1960-1970 - a member of the male vocal ensemble "Manok", promoting a Finnish folk song. One of the creators of the Karelian song choir “Oma pajo” (“Native Song”) in 1990.

Member of the Board of the Union of Karelian people , member of the Council of representatives of Karelians, Vepsians and Finns under the Head of the Republic of Karelia.

Laureate of the State Prize of the RSFSR named after KS Stanislavsky (1972), Prize of the Head of the Republic of Karelia “Sampo” (1998), Prize of the Republic of Karelia 2010 in the field of theatrical art.

Over the years of creative activity, the actor created about 300 roles, among which:

• Kullervo - “Kullervo” Y. Erkko, 1965
• Bicyclekin - “Bathhouse” by V. Mayakovsky, 1968
• Mercutio - “Romeo and Juliet” by W. Shakespeare, 1968
• Vasseli - “Will you accept me, Karelian land?” A. Timonen, 1969
• Pastor Giles - The Witch Hunt by A. Miller, 1968
• "Children of nature" M. Lassila, 1970
• Ilmarinen - Kalevala, 1974
• Tesman - “Gedda Gubler” by G. Ibsen, 1982
• Schultz - “Cabaret” by J. Masteroff, 1986
• Pythagoras - “Dump” A. Dudarev, 1989
• Mochalkin - “Elephant” A. Kopkova, 1992
• Igor Nikolaevich - “While She Died” N. Ptushkina, 1998
• Henrik - “Autumn and Winter” by L. Nuren, 1999
• Edgar - “We Play Strindberg” by F. Durrenmatt, 1999
• "The Fun of Dr. Ariel" A. Casona, 2001
• George Riley - “A Free Man Comes In” by T. Stoppard, 2002
• He is the "Old-Fashioned Comedy" by A. Arbuzov, 2003
• Topias - “Nummy Farce” A. Qiwi, 2003
• Pastor - “Hyperiada”, 2005
• Pekka Lipkin - “The Chapters” by S. Cantervo, 2005
• Chapel - "Ladies and Hussars" A. Fredro
• The Old Peasant - “The Caucasian Cretaceous Circle” by B. Brecht
• Inquisitor - “The Lark” J. Anouia
• Pastor Hayes - The Salem Witches by A. Miller
• The old man - “The holy thing” F. Bulyakova

Wife - Vieno Mikshieva (Kettunen) - People's Artist of the Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1982), Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2000).

• Karelia: encyclopedia: in 3 tons / hl. ed. A.F. Titov. T. 2: K - P. - Petrozavodsk: Publishing House PetroPress, 2009. - P. 218-464 p., Ill., Maps. ISBN 978-5-8430-0125-4 (t. 2)

• Honoring People's Artist of Russia P. G. Mikshiev
• Mikshiev P.G.
• Half a century devoted to the scene