Bogolyubov Nikolai Ivanovich - Soviet actor. A native of the Ryazan province. One of the most outstanding artists of the Stalinist era. He played roles in several dozen films. The most famous films with his participation: Outskirts, Liberation, Seven Brave. He was married to Sophia Sokolova. Nikolai Ivanovich played the first role in 1931. He died in the early spring of 1980.
Biography
Bogolyubov Nikolai Ivanovich was born on October 22, 1899. Its small homeland is the village of Ivanovskoye (then it was part of the Ryazan province). He got the basics of the acting profession after studying at the studio opened at the Ryazan Theater, where he later began to work. In the mid-1920s, he graduated from the studio at the Theater of the RSFSR. In 1923, he got a job as an actor in the Theater. Meyerhold. When the theater ceased to exist, Nikolai Ivanovich Bogolyubov went to work at the Moscow Art Theater, where he served for about 20 years. In 1945 he received the title People's Artist of the RSFSR. In the late 1950s, he was forced to leave the theater stage for health reasons. The famous actor lived on Kutuzovsky Prospekt with his family. In the last years of his life, his wife, his son and daughter-in-law, and his grandson were nearby. According to the stories of close people, Nikolai Ivanovich Bogolyubov was always happy to help, and he was always answered with good to good.
A family
The actor first met his future wife while working at the Meyerhold Theater, where Sofya Alexandrovna - at that time a graduate of the Higher State Theater Workshops - got a job as an actress. Sofia Sokolova very quickly became one of the leading artists of the theater. In those days, viewers admired her in theatrical productions of "Woe from Wit," "The Examiner," and "Les." Later, the actress worked at the Lensovet Theater (Moscow) and at the Moscow Art Theater. The artist's last place of work was the Lenin Komsomol Theater, where she served until 1956. Son Yuri followed in the footsteps of his parents. He played in the theater and acted in films. In 1975, he passed away, which was a big blow to his family. Two years later, Sofia Alexandrovna also died. Nikolai Bogolyubov, very hard going through these losses, died in March 1980. The last years of his life were brightened up by his daughter-in-law and grandson. The actor found eternal peace at the Kuntsevsky cemetery.
Movie roles
In 1931, at the dawn of the formation of the Soviet state, actor Nikolai Ivanovich Bogolyubov first starred in the movie, playing the role in the drama Tommy. In this picture, the protagonist, the commander of the partisan detachment, during the execution of the assignment for the supply of weapons to the units of the Red Army, stationed in Siberia, captures an English soldier fighting on the other side of the front.
Two years later, the actor Nikolai Ivanovich Bogolyubov, films with which he has been watched by several generations of viewers, received the main role in the historical drama "Outskirts". The film tells about the fate of the worker Nikolai Kadkin, who, together with his brother Senka, goes to the front after the terrible news that the war with Germany has begun spreads across the country.
In 1936, the actor delighted the audience with his work in the film "Seven Brave", where he played the main role. This is a drama about the life of wintering men sent to conquer a desert island in the Arctic latitudes. The film about the conquerors of the Arctic was staged by the famous Soviet director Sergei Gerasimov.
A year later, Nikolai Ivanovich Bogolyubov again appeared on the first roles, starring in the film "The Great Citizen", the music for which was composed by Dmitry Shostakovich. The audience in this drama was told the story of the formation of the young Soviet state. The main character was symbolized by S. M. Kirov.
In the late 1930s, the film "Lenin in 1918" was released on Soviet screens, in which Voroshilova was performed by actor Nikolai Ivanovich Bogolyubov. This is a story about the life of Lenin in a period revolutionary for the country.
A little later, he played in the film adaptation of the well-known fairy tale “The Golden Key” about the adventures of a wooden boy with a long nose - the cocky tomboy Pinocchio.
Recent actor roles
In 1968, the actor played in the first film of the military epic "Liberation" directed by Yuri Ozerov. This grandiose picture was filmed by filmmakers of several European countries. This part tells about the development of the famous battle on the Kursk Bulge, when the Soviet and German tank units met in a deadly battle.
In the years 1969-1970. actor Nikolai Ivanovich was involved in the continuation of this epic - "Liberation: Breakthrough" and "Liberation: The direction of the main blow." In “Breakthrough” the events of the battle for the Dnieper unfold before the audience, in “The direction of the main blow” we are talking about the military operation “Bagration”, the purpose of which was the liberation of Belarus.
Nikolai Ivanovich Bogolyubov is an artist who will always be honored for his outstanding acting work.