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202052 minGdocumentary

Fading Into The Distance

202052 minGdocumentary

13 years after relocating from Dushanbe to Magnitogorsk, Valery Akhadov returned to teach young directors at the Pushkin Drama Theatre.

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13 years after relocating from Dushanbe to Magnitogorsk, Valery Akhadov returned to teach young directors at the Pushkin Drama Theatre.

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Oleg Galitskydirector

Oleg Galitskywriter

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Valery Akhadov, a Merited Worker of Arts of Russia, faced significant challenges in his personal life despite a successful career as a stage and film director. In the early 1990s, at the peak of his profession, he and his family left Dushanbe with colleagues from the Russian Drama Theatre. They relocated to Magnitogorsk, where they joined the Pushkin Drama Theatre. After 13 years, Akhadov returned to his hometown to teach young directors, continuing to generate creative ideas and plans.

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