At the evening with People's Artist of the USSR Yuri Solomin that took place on May 16 at the Officers’ House in Chita, the Acting Governor of Trans-Baikal Territory Nataly Zhdanova awarded the actor with a badge of honor «For the diligent contribution for the benefit of the Trans-Baikal Territory».
A lot of Trans-Baikal admirers came to see their prominent fellow townsman in person. During the evening a documentary entitled «His Majesty the Actor. Yuri Solomin» was shown, a film that was shot by Solomin’s younger colleagues and that chronicles his life.The actor himself told a lot of fascinating facts about his background. That is how the audience learned that the stage of the Officers’ House was a start of the artist’s creative path. In 1949, when Solomin was still a schoolboy, he used to recite «Vasili Tyorkin» here. This same work by Aleksandr Tvardovsky he read at the entrance exams, when he entered The Mikhail Shchepkin Higher Theatre School. Yuri Solomin recalled his childhood memories, talked about his parents, his brother, his teachers and classmates, and about other actors from Chita that he knew personally.
The actor also talked about the Maly Theatre, a theatre that he has headed for almost 30 years. The theatre staff consists of over 750 people, 130 of them are actors. During Solomin’s direction not a single member of the theatre family was fired. Solomin also expressed the hope for the fruitful cooperation of the Maly Theatre with the Trans-Baikal drama, and promised to bring master classes to Chita. Solomin received a lot of gifts and flowers from the Minister of Culture of the region Elena Mikhailova and the director of the Officers’ House, Sergei Zherebtsov. Artists of the «Trans-baikal» folk theatre performed the songs for the honored guest.
At the evening with People's Artist of the USSR Yuri Solomin that took place on May 16 at the Officers’ House in Chita, the Acting Governor of Trans-Baikal Territory Nataly Zhdanova awarded the actor with a badge of honor «For the diligent contribution for the benefit of the Trans-Baikal Territory».
A lot of Trans-Baikal admirers came to see their prominent fellow townsman in person. During the evening a documentary entitled «His Majesty the Actor. Yuri Solomin» was shown, a film that was shot by Solomin’s younger colleagues and that chronicles his life.The actor himself told a lot of fascinating facts about his background. That is how the audience learned that the stage of the Officers’ House was a start of the artist’s creative path. In 1949, when Solomin was still a schoolboy, he used to recite «Vasili Tyorkin» here. This same work by Aleksandr Tvardovsky he read at the entrance exams, when he entered The Mikhail Shchepkin Higher Theatre School. Yuri Solomin recalled his childhood memories, talked about his parents, his brother, his teachers and classmates, and about other actors from Chita that he knew personally.
The actor also talked about the Maly Theatre, a theatre that he has headed for almost 30 years. The theatre staff consists of over 750 people, 130 of them are actors. During Solomin’s direction not a single member of the theatre family was fired. Solomin also expressed the hope for the fruitful cooperation of the Maly Theatre with the Trans-Baikal drama, and promised to bring master classes to Chita. Solomin received a lot of gifts and flowers from the Minister of Culture of the region Elena Mikhailova and the director of the Officers’ House, Sergei Zherebtsov. Artists of the «Trans-baikal» folk theatre performed the songs for the honored guest.