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.

Alexander Burdonsky
Born
Alexander Vasilyevich Stalin[1]

(1941-10-14)October 14, 1941
DiedMay 23, 2017(2017-05-23) (aged 75)
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]

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