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Vsevolod Meyerhold

28 Jan, 1874 in

Vsevolod Emilevich Meyerhold, born Karl Kasimir Theodor Meierhold, was a Russian and Soviet theatre director, actor and theatrical producer. His provocative experiments dealing with physical being and symbolism in an unconventional theatre setting made him one of the seminal forces in modern international theatre. During the Great Purge, Meyerhold was... arrested, tortured and executed in February 1940.

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Все́волод Мейерхо́льдВсеволод Мейерхольд