Mark Zakharov

Mark Zakharov 19332019 was a Soviet and Russian theatrical director and playwright He was also a professor at the Moscow Theatre Institute GITIS Born in Moscow USSR Mark Zakharovs father was a Red Army soldier during the Russian Civil War of 19181920 and his mother was an actress Zakharov was raised in Moscow where he was encouraged by his mother in his persistent efforts to become an actor He was admitted after several attempts and graduated from the acting school of the State Theatre Institute in 1955 Zakharov helped create an ensemble of actors who worked with him at Moscows Lenkom Theatre including Inna Churikova Leonid Bronevoy Oleg Yankovsky Aleksandr Abdulov Nikolai Karachentsov Aleksandr Zbruyev Aleksandra Zakharova Tatyana Kravchenko Aleksandr Lazarev and Dmitri Pevtsov Mark Zakharov has been the Artistic Director of Moscows Lenkom Theatre since 1973 where he has helped to define the landscape of Moscows theatrical culture