Oleg Tabakov
(*1935) Russian Federation
Creative activities
As an eight-year old son of a military doctor, Oleg Tabakov spent part of his childhood in the field hospital where he entertained wounded soldiers with his humorous poems and songs. When he was fourteen, he was already performing in the Moscow Palace of Pioneers. From 1953 to 1957, he studied acting at Vasilij Toporkov Theatre Studio of Nemirovich-Danchenko at Moscow Art Academic Theatre (MCHAT). In 1957, he became one of the founders of the Moscow theater called Sovremennik. Eleven years later, he gave a guest performance in the Prague Chinoherni Club Theatre (Dramatic Club Theatre) as Khlestakov in “The Inspector-General” by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol. One of his most well-know roles in film is Count Nikolai Rostov in Sergei Bondarchuk´s adaptation of Lev Tolstoy’s novel, “War and Peace.” Another famous role he played is a lazy intellectual who spends his life in seclusion and philosophical refelction in Nikita Michalkov´s film adaptation of Goncharov´s novel “Oblomov.” In 1967, he won the State Award of Russian Federation for his theatrical work.
