ch ka ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁' per fect ▁and rog yn ', ▁in ▁equal ▁parts ▁child ish , ▁woman ly ▁and ▁mascul ine , ▁full ▁of ▁well - bal anced ▁inner ▁strength . ▁Tar as ova ▁was ▁exactly ▁that ," ▁argued ▁Ar z am ast se va . ▁ ▁Tar as ova ' s ▁performance , ▁la ud ed ▁by ▁the ▁critics , ▁kick start ed ▁what ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁' The ▁F ino ch ka ▁Cult ' ▁in ▁Moscow . ▁" N ever ▁in ▁my ▁life ▁have ▁I ▁seen ▁such ▁an ▁emb od iment ▁of ▁clar ity , ▁ser en ity ▁and ▁ch ast ity ▁on ▁stage . ▁Her ▁quiet ▁grey ▁eyes ▁looked ▁straight ▁into ▁the ▁soul ▁of ▁mine . ▁And ▁that ▁was ▁not ▁just ▁myself : ▁hundreds , ▁then ▁thousands ▁of ▁people ▁r ushed ▁to ▁M AT ▁to ▁see ▁her ▁on ▁stage ▁and ▁soon ▁it ▁seemed ▁as ▁if ▁the ▁whole ▁Moscow ▁has ▁fell ▁under ▁the ▁spell ▁of ▁Tar as ova ' s ▁F ino ch ka ," ▁the ▁theatre ▁critic ▁V ad im ▁Sh ver ub ov ich ▁remembered . ▁ ▁The ▁Green ▁Ring ▁ran ▁in ▁the ▁Moscow ▁Art ▁Theatre ▁up ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁which ▁was ▁in ▁itself ▁remarkable , ▁considering ▁that ▁St akh ov ich ▁had ▁committed ▁suic ide , ▁out rag ed ▁by ▁the ▁at roc ities ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁regime , ▁and ▁the ▁M ere zh kov sk ys ▁left ▁the ▁country ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁to ▁become ▁extremely