CultureSoviet and Russian actress Alla Demidova turns 90 after a career built on firsts

Alla Demidova, the actress, writer, and scholar of Russia’s Silver Age, turned 90 on September 29. The article surveys her work with leading Russian and foreign directors, her role in founding one of the Soviet Union’s first independent theaters, and her trailblazing approach to intellectual female characters and restrained, formally daring acting.

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