October 9 - birthdays

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Nicholas Roerich

Russian painter
October 9, 1874 - December 13, 1947

Since childhood, Roerich was attracted by painting, archeology, history, and above all, rich cultural heritage of the East. All this merged together, after an amazing result, making the work of Nicholas Roerich's bright and unique.

Nicholas Roerich was born (September 27) October 9, 1874 in St. Petersburg in the family of a notary public. Until 1897, Nicholas studied at the Academy of Arts Kuindzhi, and in the studio Cormon in Paris. Later, Roerich was a member of the "World of Art".

In his early paintings of core subjects were ancient pagan Russia, colorful images of the folk epic. But since the mid 1900s, the theme of India and the East more often appears on his paintings and literary works.

Continuing to work actively as a painter, Roerich in his later period, also wrote and huge loops autobiographical essay, "Diary Sheets" and "My Life".

The multi-faceted talent of Nicholas Roerich clearly manifested in his works for theater productions. During the famous "Russian Seasons," Diaghilev in the design of the Roerich were "Polovtsian Dances" from "Prince Igor" by Borodin, "The Maid of Pskov" by Rimsky-Korsakov's ballet "The Rite of Spring" by Stravinsky's music.

In 1934-1935 the Nicholas Roerich led an expedition to the regions of Inner Mongolia, Manchuria and China. Since 1936, always lived and worked in India.

Nicholas Roerich proclaimed spiritual leader of mankind, the Antichrist, a Soviet spy, the head of world Freemasonry, and even the reincarnation of one of the Indian deities ...

And he was always a patriot of Russia and its citizens, having the only one Russian passport. The thought of returning home did not leave him ever.

Immediately after the war, the artist has requested a visa to travel to the Soviet Union, but the December 13, 1947 he dies, never having learned that the visa was denied.

In the Kulu valley, the site of the pyre was set to a large rectangular stone, which bears the inscription: "December 15, 1947 there were burnt body of Maharishi Nicholas Roerich - the great Russian friend of India. Let there be peace. "


John Lennon

musician, singer, poet and member of the Beatles, composer, artist, writer
October 9, 1940 - December 8, 1980


Evgeni Evstigneev

theater and film actor
October 9, 1926 - March 4, 1992

Evgeny Evstigneev was born Oct. 9, 1926 in Nizhny Novgorod. In 1943-1947 he worked as a mechanic at the factory "Krasnaya Etna" in Gorky. In 1951 he graduated from the Gorky Theatre School and until 1954 was an actor Vladimir Oblast Drama Theatre. In 1956 he graduated from the Moscow Art Theatre School, then became an actor of the theater.

In 1957-1970 years he performed on stage, "Contemporary", focusing on the roles of negative charisma, sharp specificity, sometimes with a satirical focus. But did not stay strictly within the line, playing in the Chernyshev "Decembrists," Alexander II "Narodnaya Volya" in Satin "The Lower Depths."

The last role of the terminally ill in the theater was Evstigneeva old Firs of "The Cherry Orchard", they played the Moscow Art Theater, where he had left behind Ephraim.

To act in films Evstigneev began in 1957 ("Duel"), mostly in small roles. His characters - all sorts of officers, employees and other knowledge workers. Such Dynin ("Welcome, or trespassing," 1964), directed by dramkollektiva ("Beware of the Car") and Mike ("Wings") - 1966, Ogo ("elder sister", 1967), Kalachev ("Zigzag luck" ) and Koreiko ("Golden Calf") - 1968.

Evstigneevskie images become more pointed, sarcastically debunks sometimes brought to the farcical, absurd incarnations and acquiring sinister in the film "The hyperboloid of Engineer Garin" (starring Garin, 1966), "A bad anecdote" (Gen. Pralinsky, 1966, issue of the screen - 1988) "Running" (KORZUKHIN, 1971).

It seeks to introduce elements of lyricism and touching in the characters peevish. These are his heroes in the movies "Fidelity" (1965), 'The old thieves "(1972)," Seventeen Moments of Spring "(1973)," The Story of an unknown actor "and" wounded animal "(1977)," Old New Year "( 1980), "More love, more hope?," Life, Tears and Love "(1984)," Winter Evening in Gagra "(1986) Professor of Transfiguration and memorable (" Heart of a Dog ", 1988).

Total Evstigneev starred in more than a hundred tapes of the movies and on television, by right became one of the most beloved actors in the country.

Died March 4, 1992.