Aleksandra Yablochkina
Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Yablochkina was a leading actress of the Maly Theatre in Moscow for more than 75 years. She studied acting under her father before joining the Korsh Theatre troupe in 1886. Two years later, she moved to the Maly, where she worked with Maria Yermolova and Alexander Yuzhin. Yablochkina specialized in comedy roles and was renowned for the purity of her enunciation. In 1915, she was selected to lead the AllRussian Theatrical Society. In 1937, she became one of the first individuals to be awarded the title of Peoples Artist of the USSR. In 1943, she was awarded the USSR State Prize. She wrote two volumes of memoirs, My Life in Theatre and 75 Years in Theatre .
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