📆 #OTD in 1917 Yuri Lyubimov was born - an outstanding Soviet and Russian theatre director, actor, teacher and People’s Artist of Russia and the USSR.

🎬 Yuri Lyubimov began his career as an actor but it’s the directing that became his life’s calling. For many years, he headed the Moscow Drama and Comedy Theatre on Taganka, which under his leadership became one of the country’s most famous theatres.

🎭 Yuri Lyubimov left a significant mark on the history of Russian and world theatre.

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