Alexander Burdonsky

Alexander Vasilyevich Burdonsky (Russian: Александр Васильевич Бурдонский; October 14, 1941 – May 23, 2017) was a Russian theater and film director and grandson of General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Joseph Stalin. He directed more than 20 plays at The Moscow Theater, and also directed films including Playing On the Keys of The Soul and This Madman Platanov. In 1996, Burdonsky was awarded the People's Artist of Russia Award for his works.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Vasilyevich and the family name is Burdonsky.
Alexander Burdonsky
Born
Alexander Vasilyevich Stalin[1]

(1941-10-14)October 14, 1941
Samara, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
DiedMay 23, 2017(2017-05-23) (aged 75)
Moscow, Russia
Alma materRussian Academy of Theatre Arts
OccupationTheatre director
Years active1972−2017
EmployerRussian Army Theatre
SpouseDalia Tamulevičiūtė
Parents
RelativesJoseph Stalin (grandfather)
AwardsPeople's Artist of Russia (1996)

Burdonsky died of cancer on May 23, 2017, at the age of 75.[2][3] He was predeceased in 2006 by his wife, Dalia Tamulevičiūtė, a Lithuanian teacher and theatre director.[4][5]

References
  1. Stalin's grandson who rejected his name dies at 75
  2. "Alexander Burdonsky, Russian Director and Stalin's Grandson, Dies at 75". The New York Times. Agence France-Presse. May 24, 2017. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  3. "Stalin's grandson who rejected dictator's name dies". The Nation. May 25, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  4. "Dalia Tamuleviciute, Professional Theater Director Passes Away". Kultura 15. April 27, 2006. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  5. Прощание с внуком Сталина состоится в Москве 26 мая


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