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'''Lev Shulimovich Shekhtman''' ({{lang-ru|Лев Шулимович Ше́хтман}}, b. March 10, 1951, [[Chernivtsi]], [[Ukraine]]) is a [[Russia|Russian]]/[[United States of America|American]] [[theatre director]] and [[actor]].



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'''Lev Shulimovich Shekhtman'''{{efn|{{langx|ru|Лев Шулимович Шехтман|{{transliteration|ru|Lev Shulimovich Shekhtman}}}};<br>{{langx|uk|Лев Шулімович Шехтман|{{transliteration|uk|ukrainian|Lev Shulimovych Shekhtman}}}}}} (born March 10, 1951) is an [[United States|American]] [[theatre director]] and [[actor]].


== Life and career ==
Shekhtman received his earliest theatrical education at the local children's theater in his native city of [[Chernivtsi]] (Ukraine), under the supervision of the [[Merited Artist of Ukraine]] V. V. Bespoletova (В.В. Бесполётова). In 1969, he enrolled in a directing/acting class at the St. Petersburg State Academy for Theatre Arts (then Leningrad State Institute of Theater, Music and Cinematography), in the class of Professor A. A. Muzil (А.А. Музиль). Upon graduation, he spent three years working as a Master level Director at [[Vologda Oblast|Vologda State]] Drama Theater.


In 1978, he immigrated to the United States. His American directorial debut came in July 1979 with [[Nikolai Gogol]]'s [[Marriage (play)|"Marriage"]] (Н.Гоголь «Женитьба») at the [[Lexington Conservatory Theatre]] ([[Lexington, New York]]), starring Michael J. Hume, Susan Smyth, [[Patricia Charbonneau]] and [[Lynne Charnay]]. It was praised for "inspired performances" and "brilliant direction" by Shekhtman.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Booth |first1=C. Robie |title=Russian Director's Lexington Debut a Happy 'Marriage' |work=The Knickerbocker News |issue=The Entertainer |date=July 27, 1979}}</ref> The same year he began teaching acting and directing at Sonya Moore’s [[Constantin Stanislavski|Stanislavski]] Studio of the Theatre in [[New York City]]. His New York directorial debut was a 1980 [[Playwrights Horizons]] production of "Heat of Re-Entry" by Abraham Tetenbaum. The same year, Shekhtman and his former students opened [[Theater in Action]], based in Manhattan, which he ran and managed up until 1990. The theater contained two spaces. One functioned as a main stage, and the other as a theater school, where Shekhtman taught acting and directing. The company’s repertoire included works by [[Anton Chekhov]], [[Tennessee Williams]], [[Albert Camus]], [[Jack London]], [[Nikolai Gogol]], [[Berthold Brecht]], modern American playwright Michael McGuire, and Russian playwright [[Grigory Gorin]]. His Western Hemisphere premier of Gorin’s "The House That Swift Built" opened with the presence of the author in 1986.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://russian-bazaar.com/en/content/15381.htm |title=ЛЕВ ШЕХТМАН И ГРИГОРИЙ ГОРИН |publisher=Russian Bazaar - №30 (692), 2009-07-23 - 2009-07-30 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201195049/http://russian-bazaar.com/en/content/15381.htm |archivedate=2014-02-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== Biography ==


Shekhtman in the course of his career also collaborated with several famous theater companies ([[Manhattan Theater Club]], [[The Public Theater]], [[The American Place Theater]] and McArthur Theater in Princeton, NJ).


Starting in 1986, and for the following seven years L. Shekhtman worked as an actor in various films produced by the Polish film and television director and Oscar winner [[Zbigniew Rybczyński]]. Among them was the 1990 Emmy award winning television film "Orchestra", in which Lev plays one of the main roles. He also played the leading role in Jennifer Montgomery’s film "Troika" in the role of the Russian politician [[Vladimir Zhirinovsky]].<ref name="inieberega">{{cite web|url=http://www.inieberega.ru/node/296 |title=Лев Шехтман: Сегодня Атлантика - не расстояние |publisher=Иные Берега - №4(20) 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140121045524/http://www.inieberega.ru/node/296 |archivedate=2014-01-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref> His other film appearances include: the role of Vladimir in "Indocumentados", and KGB-1 in the film "The Life Experience". He was also featured in the Russian TV show "Citizen Boss-2." («Гражданин начальник-2»)
Lev Shekhtman (born [[March 10]], [[1951]]) received his earliest theatrical education at the local children's theater in his native city of [[Chernivtsi]] (Ukraine), under the supervision of the [[Merited Artist of Ukraine]] V. V. Bespoletova (В.В. Бесполётова). In 1969, he enrolled in a Directing/Acting class at the St. Petersburg State Academy for Theatre Arts (then Leningrad State Institute of Theater, Music and Cinematography), in the class of Professor A. A. Muzil (А.А. Музиль). Upon graduation, he spent three years working as a Master Rank Director at [[Vologda Oblast|Vologda State]] Drama Theater.

In 1978, Lev Shekhtman immigrated to the United States. His American Directorial debut came in 1979 with [[Nikolai Gogol|N.Gogol's]] [[Marriage (play)|"Marriage"]] (Н.Гоголь «Женитьба») at the Lexington Conservatory Theater (Lexington, NY). The same year he began teaching Acting and Directing at the New York City-based Sonya Moore’s [[Constantin Stanislavski|Stanislavski]] Studio of the Theatre. His New York City directorial debut was a 1980 Playwrights Horizons production of «Heat of Re-Entry» by A. Tetenbaum. The same year, Shekhtman and his former students opened Theater in Action, based in Manhattan, which he ran and managed up until 1990. The theater contained two spaces. One functioned as a Main stage, and the other as a Theater school, where Shekhtman taught Acting and Directing. The company’s repertoire included works by [[Anton Chekhov]] and [[Tennessee Williams]], [[Albert Camus]] and [[Jack London]], [[Nikolai Gogol]] and [[Berthold Brecht]], modern American playwright Michael McGuire, and renowned Russian playwright [[Grigory Gorin]]. His Western Hemisphere premier of Gorin’s "The House That Swift Built" opened with the presence of the author in 1986.<ref> {{cite web|url=http://russian-bazaar.com/en/content/15381.htm|title=ЛЕВ ШЕХТМАН И ГРИГОРИЙ ГОРИН|publisher=Russian Bazaar - №30 (692), 2009-07-23 - 2009-07-30|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6F9eQxX00|archivedate=2013-03-16}}</ref> Mr. Shekhtman in the course of his career also collaborated with several famous theater companies (Manhattan Theater Club, The Public Theater, The American Place Theater and McArthur Theater in Princeton, NJ).

Starting in 1986, and for the following seven years L. Shekhtman worked as an actor in various films produced by the renowned Polish film and television Director and Oscar winner [[Zbigniew Rybczyński]]. Among them was the 1990 Emmy award winning television film "Orchestra", in which Lev plays one of the main roles. He also played the leading role in Jennifer Montgomery’s film «Troika», were Lev portrayed the role of the famous Russian politician [[Vladimir Zhirinovsky]].<ref name=ReferenceA> {{cite web|url=http://www.inieberega.ru/node/296|title=Лев Шехтман: Сегодня Атлантика - не расстояние|publisher=Иные Берега - №4(20) 2010|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6F9eSIJPv|archivedate=2013-03-16}}</ref> His other film appearances include: the role of Vladimir in «Indocumentados», and KGB-1 in the film "The Life Experience". He was also featured in the Russian TV show "Citizen Boss-2." («Гражданин начальник-2»)


From 1995 to 2000, Shekhtman worked as a news writer and host for several Russian-language television and radio programs.
From 1995 to 2000, Shekhtman worked as a news writer and host for several Russian-language television and radio programs.


In 2006, he made his debut at [[Youth Theatre on the Fontanka|St. Petersburg State Molodyozhny Theatre on Fontanka]] (Russia) ({{lang-ru|[[ru:Санкт-Петербургский государственный молодёжный театр на Фонтанке|Санкт-Петербургский государственный молодёжный театр на Фонтанке]]}}) directing "Blue Roses”, («Синие розы») based on the play by [[Tennessee Williams]] “[[The Glass Menagerie]]”.<ref> {{cite web
In 2006, he made his debut at [[Youth Theatre on the Fontanka|St. Petersburg State Molodyozhny Theatre on Fontanka]] (Russia) directing "Blue Roses”, («Синие розы») based on by [[Tennessee Williams]]'s “[[The Glass Menagerie]]”. In 2008, at the same theatre he directed and adapted for stage a novel “Job” («Иов») by the Austrian writer [[Joseph Roth]].<ref>{{cite web
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In 2012, Shekhtman staged at The St. Petersburg State Molodyozhny Theatre on Fontanka his third production, his own adaptation based on a cycle of short stories by [[Sergei Dovlatov]], "Ours" («Наши»), entitled "Abanamat!" («АБАНАМАТ!»).


In 2014, Shekhtman staged a production of Jean Anouilh's "Antigone" at the Vladimir Regional Academical Drama Theatre in Vladimir, Russia. In 2017, the theater premiered Eugene O'Neill's "Desire Under the Elms", under Shekhtman's direction.
In 2008, at the same theatre he directed and adapted for stage a novel “Job” («Иов») by famous Austrian writer Joseph Roth.<ref name=ReferenceA /><ref> {{cite web
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| title = Иозеф Рот ИОВ
| publisher = САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГСКИЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ МОЛОДЕЖНЫЙ ТЕАТР НА ФОНТАНКЕ
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| archivedate = 2013-03-16
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In 2017, Shekhtman co-founded the Theater of Russian Actors (TRACT) in New York City, along with producer Mikhail Galkin. In 2017, under Shekhtman's direction, the theater showed the world premiere of "Raskolnikov and the Pawnbroker. A Love Story", by Edward Reznik -- a satire based on ''Crime and Punishment'' by F. Dostoevsky'','' and in 2018, ''Equation with Two Variables (Unknowns),'' after Jean Cocteau and August Strindberg. <ref>Lurye, Sharon. [https://eurasianet.org/s/new-york-theater-fills-russian-communitys-hunger-for-drama "New York theater fills Russian community’s hunger for drama"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715011055/https://eurasianet.org/s/new-york-theater-fills-russian-communitys-hunger-for-drama |date=2018-07-15 }}, ''[[Eurasianet]]'', Jul 10, 2018.</ref>


== Notes ==
In 2012, Lev Shekhtman stages at The St. Petersburg State Molodyozhny Theatre on Fontanka his third production of his own adaptation based on a cycle of short stories by [[Sergei Dovlatov|S. Dovlatov]], "Ours" («Наши»), entitled "ABANAMAT!" («АБАНАМАТ!»).<ref> {{cite web |url= http://www.rg.ru/2013/01/08/reg-szfo/shehtman.html |title= Репертуарный театр нужно беречь |publisher= RG.RU Российская Газета, 08.01.2013}}</ref>
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[[File:Shekhtman Abanamat1.jpg|thumb|АБАНАМАТ! (2012)]]
[[File:Shekhtman Abanamat2.jpg|thumb|АБАНАМАТ! (2012)]]
[[File:Shekhtman Abanamat3.jpg|thumb|АБАНАМАТ! (2012)]]
[[File:Shekhtman Job4.jpg|thumb|ИОВ (2008)]]
[[File:Shekhtman Job5.jpg|thumb|ИОВ (2008)]]
[[File:Shekhtman roses2.jpg|thumb|Синие розы (2006)]]
[[File:Shekhtman roses1.jpg|thumb|Синие розы (2006)]]
[[File:Shekhtman roses5.jpg|thumb|Синие розы (2006)]]

== DIRECTING CREDITS ==


;The New Generation State Theatre on Fontanka, St. Petersburg, Russia

2012 — ABANAMAT!, L. Shekhtman (based on stories by S. Dovlatov)</br>
<span style="color:#737373">АБАНАМАТ! Л. Шехтман (основано на цикле рассказов С. Довлатова «Наши»)</span>


2008 — Job, L. Shekhtman (based on the novel Job by J. Roth) </br>
<span style="color:#737373">Иов, Л. Шехтман (основано на одноимённом романе Й.Рота)</span>


2006 — Blue Roses (based on The Glass Menagerie by T. Williams) </br>
<span style="color:#737373">Синие розы (по мотивам пьесы «Стеклянный зверинец» Т. Уильямса)</span>



;American Place Theatre, New York

2002 — In Russian Circles, M. Shron (staged reading)</br>


2002 — The Man Who Loved Words, M. McGuire (staged reading) (сценическая читка)</br>


;Theater in Action, New York, 1980 – 1990


- The Human Voice, J.Cocteau</br>

- Ikke, Ikke, Nye, Nye, Nye, L. Wilson</br>

- Scenes From A Marriage, I. Bergman</br>

- Overruled, G. B. Show</br>

- The Sea Gull, A. Chekhov</br>

- Diary Of A Madman, N. Gogol</br>

- The Glass Menagerie, T. Williams</br>

- The Cherry Orchard, A. Chekhov</br>

- The Just Assassins, A. Camus</br>

- Of Ladies and Girls, A. Chekhov & T. Williams </br>

- The House That Swift Built, G. Gorin</br>

- God’s Birthday, 1945, M. McGuire</br>

- Talk to Me Like The Rain… & Hello from Bertha, T. Williams</br>

- Tartuffe, J. Moliere</br>

- Martin Eden, L. Shekhtman (based on novel by J. London)</br>

- Marriage, N. Gogol</br>

- The Misunderstanding, A. Camus</br>

- The Private life Of the Master Race, B. Brecht</br>




'''Playwrights Horizons, New York''' </br>
1981 — Heat of Re-Entry, A. Tetenbaum</br>


'''Capital Rep., Albany, NY'''</br>
1979 — Marriage, N. Gogol</br>



'''L. Wallace Puppets, New York'''</br>
1978 — Sir George & The Dragon, L. Shekhtman



'''Vologda State Theater, Vologda,Russia, 1973 - 1977'''

- The Late Love, A. Ostrovsky</br>
<span style="color:#737373">- Поздняя любовь, А. Островский</span>

- The Love To Three Oranges, M. Svetlov</br>
<span style="color:#737373">- Любовь к трём апельсинам, М. Светлов</span>

- The Barber Of Seville, P. Beamarchais</br>
<span style="color:#737373">- Севильский цирюльник, П. Бомарше</span>

- The Happiest One, E. Volodarsky</br>
<span style="color:#737373">- Самая счастливая, Е. Володарский</span>

- To Forget Herostrathus, G. Gorin</br>
<span style="color:#737373">- Забыть Герострата, Г. Горин</span>

- Your Sixteenth, T. Yan</br>
<span style="color:#737373">- Твои шестнадцать, Т. Ян</span>

- The Scarlet Flower, A. Aksakov</br>
<span style="color:#737373">- Аленький цветочек, А. Аксаков</span>




;State Theatre for Young Spectators, Vologda, Russia

1977 — Call and Come Back, A. Alexin</br>
<span style="color:#737373">— Звоните и приезжайте, А. Алексин</span>


Theatre “Temafor” State University, Vologda,Russia
1976 — The Point Of View, V. Shukshin</br>
<span style="color:#737373">— Точка зрения, В. Шукшин</span>


Theatre for Young Artists, Chernivtsi, Ucraine,1968 -1969
1969 — The Emperors Clothes, E. Shvartz </br>
<span style="color:#737373">— Голый король, Е. Шварц</span>


1968 — 20 Years Later, M. Svetlov </br>
<span style="color:#737373">— 20 лет спустя, М. Светлов</span>

== ACTING CREDITS ==

;Film:

;- “THE LIFE EXPIRIENCE” 2006 </br>
KGB-1 (Lead) - Studio Bravo, Independent Film, USA

;- “INDOCUMENTADOS” 2002 / 2003</br>
Vladimir (Feature) - Independent Film, USA
;- “WHAT HAPPENED TO THE COMMUNISTS?” 2000 </br>
Red Devil (Star) Directed by Giovanni Morricone, Columbia University, USA
;- “TROIKA” 1998</br>
Zhirinovski (Star) - Jennifer Production. Independent Film. USA
;- “MOOD SWINGERS” 1996 </br>
Butler (Feature) - Soup Bone Production. Independent Film. USA
;Television:

;- “CITIZEN BOSS-2” 2005</br>
Kronks-Mikhailov (Feature) - ORT, Russia</br>
<span style="color:#737373">“CITIZEN BOSS-2” 2005
Kronks-Mikhailov (Feature) - ORT, Russia</span>
;- “BRIGHTON BEACH STORIES” (Russian sitcom pilot) 2003</br>
Vladimir (Star) - Studio Bravo, USA</br>
<span style="color:#737373">«ИСТОРИИ С БРАЙТОН-БИЧ»
Владимир (Главная роль)</span>
;- “KAFKA” 1992</br>
The Man in Tails (Lead)- Zbig Vision Studios, USA, Canal+, France
;- “WASHINGTON” 1991</br>
The Thug (Lead) - Zbig Vision Studios, USA, NHK, Japan
;- “ORCHESTRA” 1990 </br>
Butler (Star) - Zbig Vision Ltd., USA Canal+, France NHK, Japan
;- “FLUFF” 1989</br>
Fluff (Star)- Zbig Vision Ltd., USA, RAI, Italy
;- “THE DUEL” 1988</br>
Melies and Two Gentlemen (Star) - Zbig Vision Ltd., USA
;- “STEPS” 1987</br>
The Tour Director (Star) - Zbig Vision Ltd., KTCA-TV Minneapolis, USA,
Ch.4 London, UK

==References==
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==External Links==
* [http://www.levashekhtman.com/ Лев Шехтман: OFFICIAL SITE]
* Интервию на сайте Русский Базар — [http://russian-bazaar.com/ru/content/19763.htm К юбилею Сергейя Довлатова. Лев Шехтман: Я видел его разным.]"
* Петербургский театральный журнал: «Иов»: В ПРАХЕ И ПЕПЛЕ — [http://ptj.spb.ru/archive/55/spb-jam-55/vpraxe-ipeple/ В ПРАХЕ И ПЕПЛЕ]"
* Петербургский театральный журнал: НАШ АБАНАМАТ — [http://ptj.spb.ru/blog/nash-abanamat/ НАШ АБАНАМАТ]"
* Молодежный театр на Фонтанке — [http://mtfontanka.spb.ru/pro_stceniym/07/06.htm Огонь, мерцающий в сосуде «Синие розы»]"


== References ==
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
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* [https://archive.today/20130411062346/http://www.levashekhtman.com/ Official website]


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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Shulimovich and the family name is Shekhtman.
Lev Shekhtman
Лев Шехтман
Born (1951-03-10) March 10, 1951 (age 73)
Chernivtsi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Occupation(s)Actor, theatre director
Years active1979–present

Lev Shulimovich Shekhtman[a] (born March 10, 1951) is an American theatre director and actor.

Life and career

[edit]

Shekhtman received his earliest theatrical education at the local children's theater in his native city of Chernivtsi (Ukraine), under the supervision of the Merited Artist of Ukraine V. V. Bespoletova (В.В. Бесполётова). In 1969, he enrolled in a directing/acting class at the St. Petersburg State Academy for Theatre Arts (then Leningrad State Institute of Theater, Music and Cinematography), in the class of Professor A. A. Muzil (А.А. Музиль). Upon graduation, he spent three years working as a Master level Director at Vologda State Drama Theater.

In 1978, he immigrated to the United States. His American directorial debut came in July 1979 with Nikolai Gogol's "Marriage" (Н.Гоголь «Женитьба») at the Lexington Conservatory Theatre (Lexington, New York), starring Michael J. Hume, Susan Smyth, Patricia Charbonneau and Lynne Charnay. It was praised for "inspired performances" and "brilliant direction" by Shekhtman.[1] The same year he began teaching acting and directing at Sonya Moore’s Stanislavski Studio of the Theatre in New York City. His New York directorial debut was a 1980 Playwrights Horizons production of "Heat of Re-Entry" by Abraham Tetenbaum. The same year, Shekhtman and his former students opened Theater in Action, based in Manhattan, which he ran and managed up until 1990. The theater contained two spaces. One functioned as a main stage, and the other as a theater school, where Shekhtman taught acting and directing. The company’s repertoire included works by Anton Chekhov, Tennessee Williams, Albert Camus, Jack London, Nikolai Gogol, Berthold Brecht, modern American playwright Michael McGuire, and Russian playwright Grigory Gorin. His Western Hemisphere premier of Gorin’s "The House That Swift Built" opened with the presence of the author in 1986.[2]

Shekhtman in the course of his career also collaborated with several famous theater companies (Manhattan Theater Club, The Public Theater, The American Place Theater and McArthur Theater in Princeton, NJ).

Starting in 1986, and for the following seven years L. Shekhtman worked as an actor in various films produced by the Polish film and television director and Oscar winner Zbigniew Rybczyński. Among them was the 1990 Emmy award winning television film "Orchestra", in which Lev plays one of the main roles. He also played the leading role in Jennifer Montgomery’s film "Troika" in the role of the Russian politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky.[3] His other film appearances include: the role of Vladimir in "Indocumentados", and KGB-1 in the film "The Life Experience". He was also featured in the Russian TV show "Citizen Boss-2." («Гражданин начальник-2»)

From 1995 to 2000, Shekhtman worked as a news writer and host for several Russian-language television and radio programs.

In 2006, he made his debut at St. Petersburg State Molodyozhny Theatre on Fontanka (Russia) directing "Blue Roses”, («Синие розы») based on by Tennessee Williams's “The Glass Menagerie”. In 2008, at the same theatre he directed and adapted for stage a novel “Job” («Иов») by the Austrian writer Joseph Roth.[4]

In 2012, Shekhtman staged at The St. Petersburg State Molodyozhny Theatre on Fontanka his third production, his own adaptation based on a cycle of short stories by Sergei Dovlatov, "Ours" («Наши»), entitled "Abanamat!" («АБАНАМАТ!»).

In 2014, Shekhtman staged a production of Jean Anouilh's "Antigone" at the Vladimir Regional Academical Drama Theatre in Vladimir, Russia. In 2017, the theater premiered Eugene O'Neill's "Desire Under the Elms", under Shekhtman's direction.

In 2017, Shekhtman co-founded the Theater of Russian Actors (TRACT) in New York City, along with producer Mikhail Galkin. In 2017, under Shekhtman's direction, the theater showed the world premiere of "Raskolnikov and the Pawnbroker. A Love Story", by Edward Reznik -- a satire based on Crime and Punishment by F. Dostoevsky, and in 2018, Equation with Two Variables (Unknowns), after Jean Cocteau and August Strindberg. [5]

Notes

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  1. ^ Russian: Лев Шулимович Шехтман, romanized: Lev Shulimovich Shekhtman;
    Ukrainian: Лев Шулімович Шехтман, romanized: Lev Shulimovych Shekhtman

References

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  1. ^ Booth, C. Robie (July 27, 1979). "Russian Director's Lexington Debut a Happy 'Marriage'". The Knickerbocker News. No. The Entertainer.
  2. ^ "ЛЕВ ШЕХТМАН И ГРИГОРИЙ ГОРИН". Russian Bazaar - №30 (692), 2009-07-23 - 2009-07-30. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01.
  3. ^ "Лев Шехтман: Сегодня Атлантика - не расстояние". Иные Берега - №4(20) 2010. Archived from the original on 2014-01-21.
  4. ^ "Иозеф Рот ИОВ". САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГСКИЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ МОЛОДЕЖНЫЙ ТЕАТР НА ФОНТАНКЕ. Archived from the original on 2013-03-25.
  5. ^ Lurye, Sharon. "New York theater fills Russian community’s hunger for drama" Archived 2018-07-15 at the Wayback Machine, Eurasianet, Jul 10, 2018.
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