Mikhail Mikhaylovich Moskvin (Russian: , 19 September 1877, Moscow,
Imperial Russia, 18 August 1948, Moscow, USSR) was a Russian and
Soviet stage actor and theatre director, better known by his stage
name Mikhail Tarkhanov ().Having made his stage debut in 1898 on stage
the Ryazan Theatre, he performed in numerous troupes (including those
led by Nikolai Sinelnikov and Vasily Kachalov) before joining the
Moscow Art Theatre in 1922 where he soon became one of the leading
actors and, in the late 1920s, a stage director. In 1935 he started to
teach drama and in 1942-1948 was the head of Russian Academy of
Theatre Arts.In 1937 Tarkhanov was awarded the prestigious People's
Artist of the USSR title. He was the recipient on numerous
high-profile Soviet state awards, including the Order of Lenin (1838,
1947) and the Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1937) as well as the
Stalin Prize laureate (1943, 1st Grade).In 1923-1937 he was cast in 9
films, most of them the Russian classics adaptations, including
Raskolnikow, The Storm (1933), The Youth of Maxim (1934), Dubrovsky
(1936) and Pyotr Pervyy (1937).
Imperial Russia, 18 August 1948, Moscow, USSR) was a Russian and
Soviet stage actor and theatre director, better known by his stage
name Mikhail Tarkhanov ().Having made his stage debut in 1898 on stage
the Ryazan Theatre, he performed in numerous troupes (including those
led by Nikolai Sinelnikov and Vasily Kachalov) before joining the
Moscow Art Theatre in 1922 where he soon became one of the leading
actors and, in the late 1920s, a stage director. In 1935 he started to
teach drama and in 1942-1948 was the head of Russian Academy of
Theatre Arts.In 1937 Tarkhanov was awarded the prestigious People's
Artist of the USSR title. He was the recipient on numerous
high-profile Soviet state awards, including the Order of Lenin (1838,
1947) and the Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1937) as well as the
Stalin Prize laureate (1943, 1st Grade).In 1923-1937 he was cast in 9
films, most of them the Russian classics adaptations, including
Raskolnikow, The Storm (1933), The Youth of Maxim (1934), Dubrovsky
(1936) and Pyotr Pervyy (1937).
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