7 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ) ▁was ▁a ▁ ▁Soviet ▁and ▁Russian ▁the ater ▁actor , ▁Hon ored ▁Art ist ▁of ▁the ▁R S FS R ▁( 1 9 8 6 ), ▁People ' s ▁Art ist ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation ▁( 2 0 0 0 ). ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Ne i - col ony ▁Kam y sh in sky ▁District , ▁St aling rad ▁O blast . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁His pan ic ▁pat ernal . ▁ ▁Gr adu ated ▁from ▁the ▁L ening rad ▁State ▁Institute ▁of ▁Theater , ▁Music ▁and ▁Cin emat ography ▁( Ge org y ▁T ov ston og ov ▁course ). ▁Creative ▁activity ▁was ▁begun ▁by ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁the ater ▁of ▁twice ▁hero ic ▁Balt ic ▁Fle et , ▁and ▁then ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁drama ▁the aters ▁of ▁Kal uga , ▁K emer ovo , ▁and ▁A stra k han . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁Ost rov sky ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Kost rom a , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁many ▁leading ▁roles ▁of ▁classical ▁and ▁contemporary ▁re per toire . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 - 2 0 0 3 , ▁he ▁head ed ▁the ▁the ater . ▁ ▁Honor ary ▁Cit izen ▁of ▁Kost rom a ▁O blast ▁( J uly ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ). ▁ ▁Death ▁On ▁Sunday ▁evening , ▁February ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁on ▁My as