a terrible time – people die, and to conduct on human beings cannot. All because of a pandemic. Failed to adequately bid farewell to the great playwright of our time Leonid Zorin, original talented actress Inna Makarova. Here and now theatre can’t be expected to say goodbye to their old and long – honored artist of Russia Yevgeny Fyodorov. He died on the eve of the holiday of Spring and Labor. And both these words are highly suited him – was a bright man to a ripe old age and worked until the last day.
first, Eugene E. was handsome, as was supposed at the Vakhtangov. Gray, elegant, fit man with a phenomenal memory. Lived a bright but not an easy life: no joke, 75 (!!!) years in the theater on the Arbat. Immediately after the war it took a powerful company, where the stage Mansurov, Shchukin, Simonov, tolchenov, Remizov, Orochko and other students of Vakhtangov. But not every graduate “Pike” then took this famous and special in a Moscow theatre. He was from course of Anna Orochko and Cecilia Mansurova, studied Vladimir Etush, Gotlib Roninson, Yakov Smolenskiy, Nina Arkhipova, Gennady Yudin and others. He studied throughout the war, although in July 1941 together with other future artists went to Smolensk to dig anti-tank trenches. Miraculously, not killed, not rolled tanks, like other of his peers, and one of Eugene Fedorov believed himself to’re lucky, because his chosen and saved at a tragic time of war his Majesty (now, and especially he was so stilted to say) a theatre.
And he was a child and could not imagine another life in which there is no theatre, scenes, actors. He told me as a boy, eight years old, went with mom on an all-new performances of Moscow theatres, the rich in the late 20-ies of the last century to names. Unlike most theorists he saw productions of Stanislavsky, Meyerhold, and was able after decades to recover them in details.
-Imagine you are sitting with your mom on the show does not care – he told me – and over our heads the bullets whistle. Idle, of course, but it was scary. Shot from the balcony, and then into the hall entered the truck with revolutionary soldiers – so, I tried to convey the strength of the revolution. A lot of noise he had pathos, art revolutionary, but will say that it is great art. Whether it was uncle Vanya in the Chamber. That’s where pure art! Both came to a bad end, although at different times.
Evgeny Evgenievich you can listen to it endlessly: a tenacious memory kept rare episodes in the history of the theater, a sharp mind evaluated the past in relation to the real, brilliant storyteller shared memories.
For 75 years the artist Fedorov has played many roles – not the main, but all��Yes visible: George moles (“City at the dawn”), Actor-Queen (“hamlet”), Ishmael (“Princess Turandot”), Roman (“Dion”), Apalc (“konarmiya”), Manus (“Antony and Cleopatra”), Dr. Altman (Lord Glemba), Wadzinski (Summer in Nohant), loan Shark (the Little tragedies), the by argante (Scapin’s Tricks), Ioska, a moneylender (“chasing two hares…”), the Herald (“Lear”), The Valet (Queen of spades), Lombardi (“Royal hunt”), Nestor (“Troilus and Cressida”), Francis (don Juan and Sganarelle), the Servant (“Princess Yvonne”) and others. But behind the scenes he remained a loving husband his Ira for many years was seriously ill, and he touchingly cared for her. Survived and his wife and son. In recent years, his support was beloved grandson, a successful movie actor Peter Fedorov, by the way, is very similar to the grandfather. And beloved brother, Alexander Zbruev, the star actor of “Lenkom”. Half-brothers (they have the same mother) were very good friends, Sasha came to the brother in Vakhtangov, appreciated it. His loss is too great.
– Eugene lived a hard life, but these difficulties did not change it. Can’t say, it’s hard, – said Alexander to me on the phone.
Evgeny Evgenievich Fedorov as a true Vakhtangov turned out to be long-livers after 96 years continued to go on stage. As did Galina Konovalova, Vladimir Etush. Ill not sick and went to the theater and can say, almost until the end of days came on stage, played in two performances – “smile at us, o Lord” (the role of the Rabbi Aviezer) and “the Last moon” (Inhabitant of Board).
the theater Director Kirill KROK said that the parting with the artist Yevgeny Fyodorov will be held may 3, Sunday, in Khovansky crematoriums cemetery.
