An EWCS “The 100th Birth Anniversary of Svyatoslav T. Richter (1915-1997), Pianist”
Svyatoslav T. Richter (1915-1997) was one of the greatest pianists of the XX century. He is known for his virtuoso technique, repertoire diversity and depth of interpretation.
Svyatoslav Richter was born in Zhytomir, March 20, 1915. Over time the family moved to Odessa. His father was a musician and he gave first piano lessons to his son.
Richter became an accompanist in the music circle at the House of the seaman when he was fifteen years old. After graduation, he worked in the Odessa Philharmonic as a concertmaster for several years, and he began working in the Odessa Opera House in 1932.
Richter went to Moscow and entered the Moscow Conservatory in spring 1937, where November 26, 1940, and he made the debut.
Svyatoslav Richter was in Moscow during the war. He gave concerts whenever it was possible. He took part and awarded his first prize in the All-Union competition of musicians in 1945; he was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1949.
The real sensation was a concert of Richter in New York and in other US cities in 1960. The same year the musician was awarded "Grammy" for the execution of the Second Piano Concerto by Brahms (he became the first Soviet performer awarded “Grammy”).
The envelope with the original stamp depicts a portrait of Svyatoslav Richter and a fragment of musical notation of Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C major on a postage stamp; the main image is a pianist at the piano.
FSUE "Marka" Publishing and Trading Centre also released a special postmark (cancellation: Moscow).
Design: A. Moskovets
Circulation: 2,000,000 envelopes.
A postal card with original stamp " he 100th Birth Anniversary of Georgiy S. Zhzhenov (1915-2005), Theatre and Cinema Actor"
Georgiy S. Zhzhenov (1915-2005) was born in St. Petersburg on March 9 (22). Zhzhenov was interested in circus, cinema and theater from childhood, therefore he dropped out of school and attended the acrobatic department of the Leningrad Variety and Circus College in 1930.
One year later, George Zhzhёnov began to perform in the Leningrad circus "Chapiteau", cascade acrobatics genre. There he was offered the main role of a tractor driver Pasha Vetrov in the film "A Fault of a Hero" (1932).
Having matriculated from the Leningrad Circus Tekhnikum in 1932, he appeared in several movies, including the legendary “Chapaev” (1934) and "Crown Prince of the Republic" (1934).
In 1954-1962 he worked as an actor at the Leningrad Regional Drama Theater, and since 1960 in The Lensoviet Academic Theatre also. In 1968 he moved to Moscow, where he worked in Mossovet State Academic Theatre until his death.
Georgiy Zhzhenov became famous after the role of inspector in the movie of Eldar Ryazanov "Beware of the Car".
Next well-known role of Zhzhenov was in a film of Benjamin Dorman “Resident's Mistake” The film has a huge success and it was decided to make a sequel, and the second film "Resident’s Wat” was released in 1970. Twelve years later Benjamin Dorman returned to the heroes, so loved by the audience. The third film "Resident is Back " was released in 1982 and the fourth film of the tetralogy "End of RESIDENT Project" was released in 1986.
Georgiy Zhzhenov was played about 100 roles in theater and 70 roles in the movie. He was awarded People's Artist of the RSFSR (1973), People's Artist of the USSR (1980), awarded the Order "For Services to the Fatherland” II, III, IV degree.
A postal card with original stamp depicts a portrait of Georgiy Zhzhenov and a fragment of a film "Beware of the Car" (Mosfilm, 1966).
FSUE "Marka" Publishing and Trading Centre also released a special postmark (cancellation: Moscow).
Designer: M. Bodrova
Circulation: 12 thousand postal cards.
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