Impi-Elina Matveevna Ermolaeva (Tojkka) ( Fin. Impi Elina Toikka ; September 9, 1920 , Joutseno , Finland - January 18, 2010 , Sortavala , Russia ) - head of the Sortavala Folk Choir, teacher. Honored Worker of Culture of the RSFSR (1970). Honorary Citizen of Sortavala (1999).
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| Birth name | Impi Elina Toikka | ||||
| Date of Birth | September 9, 1920 | ||||
| Place of Birth | Joutseno , Finland | ||||
| Date of death | January 18, 2010 (89 years old) | ||||
| Place of death | Sortavala , Russia | ||||
| Professions | choir actress | ||||
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Biography
Born in Finland. In September 1932, she and her family moved to the USSR. She graduated from high school in the village of Svirstroy in 1933. In 1935 she entered the Petrozavodsk Pedagogical College , from where in 1938 she transferred to the Petrozavodsk College of Music, which opened (she graduated from 3 courses).
In the years 1938-1942 - apprentice hairdresser , master hairdresser Petrozavodsk bath and laundry trust.
In 1940, she participated in the Soviet-Finnish War , in the 6th Infantry Regiment of the 3rd Division of the Finnish People’s Army .
Since 1941 - artist of the choir of the Karelian State Philharmonic Society [1]
In 1941-1946 - artist of the choir of the Karelian-Finnish Republican Theater of Musical Comedy. She participated in the tour of the theater on the Karelian Front , Murmansk , Kazakhstan . After the disbandment of the theater in Sortavala from 1948 to 1952, she was a filing woman of the energy sales department of the Sortavala Energy Administration.
Since 1950 - the head of the Finnish choir at the Sortavala city cultural center, the leader of the pioneer choir, the Sortavala Agricultural College choir, and the student choir of the Sortavala Medical School (1960-1970) [2] .
The teacher-teacher of singing in the secondary school number 1 of the city of Sortavala (1963-1964) [3] .
Rewards
- Medal "For Valiant Labor in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945" (1946)
- Certificate of Merit of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1956)
- Medal "For Labor Distinction" (1959)
- Honored Worker of Culture of the Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1966)
- A student of cultural patronage over the Armed forces of the USSR (1967)
- Laureate of the show - amateur art contest of the RSFSR (1967)
- Laureate of the show - amateur art competition of the USSR (1967)
- Anniversary medal "For valiant work to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of V.I. Lenin" (1970)
- Honored Worker of Culture of the RSFSR (1970)
- Medal "Veteran of Labor" (1975)
Notes
- ↑ Ermolaev Impi-Elina .
- ↑ Ermolaeva Elina Matveevna Archival copy of July 16, 2015 on the Wayback Machine .
- ↑ Elina Ermolaeva Archived July 16, 2015 on Wayback Machine .
Literature
- Vavulinskaya, L.I. Ermolaeva (Toykka) Impi-Elina Matveevna / L.I. Vavulinskaya // Karelia: Encyclopedia. In 3 t. T. 1. AJ. - Petrozavodsk, 2007. - S. 325—326
- Ermolaeva E.M. // Honorary Citizens of Sortavala. - Sortavala, 2007 .-- S. 8.
- Goodwin, L. Singer, artist, conductor / L. Goodwin // Bulletin of the Ladoga Territory. - 2007 - May 24 (No. 21). - S.11.
- In memory of Elina Matveevna Ermolaeva // Ladoga. Sortavala. - 2010. - Jan 22 (No. 4) - P.15.