, ▁Russia ) ▁was ▁a ▁Russian ▁the ater ▁director , ▁Professor , ▁People ' s ▁Art ist ▁of ▁the ▁R S FS R , ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁Stanis lav sky ▁Award , ▁an ▁honor ary ▁professor ▁of ▁the ▁Y ar oslav - the - W ise ▁Nov gor od ▁State ▁University . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Russian ▁State ▁Institute ▁of ▁Perform ing ▁Arts . ▁He ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁the aters ▁of ▁L ening rad , ▁Kal uga , ▁Kal ining rad . ▁In ▁▁ 1 9 6 2 - 1 9 8 6 ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁L ening rad ▁Young ▁People ’ s ▁Theatre . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁he ▁was ▁conv icted ▁on ▁false ▁charges ▁of ▁sod omy , ▁but ▁the ▁sentence ▁was ▁can ce led ▁and ▁the ▁case ▁closed ▁for ▁lack ▁of ▁evidence . ▁He ▁was ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁labor atory ▁young ▁play w right s ▁Russia . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁professor ▁at ▁Y ar oslav - the - W ise ▁Nov gor od ▁State ▁University ▁where ▁he ▁taught ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁He ▁received ▁an ▁honor ary ▁professor ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁( post hum ously ). ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁Kom ar ovo , ▁Saint ▁Petersburg . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Санкт - Петер бург ский ▁Государ ственный ▁те ат р ▁ю ных ▁з ри телей ▁имени ▁А .