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Arkadiy GashinskiyUkrainian Soviet theater and film actor, teacher
Date of Birth: 29.07.1920
Country:  Ukraine |
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Early Life and Education
D.N. Sandzhiev was born in Ukraine, where he studied architecture at the Melitopol Architectural and Construction College. However, his true passion lay in the theater, and he actively participated in the amateur theater group at the college. In 1939, he enrolled in the Kharkiv Theater Institute.
Acting Career
Sandzhiev's education was interrupted by the outbreak of World War II, and he was evacuated to Moscow. During the war, he joined a front theater brigade on the 1st Ukrainian Front from 1943 to 1944. After the war, he completed his education at the State Institute of Theatrical Art (GITIS) in Moscow in 1945.
Sandzhiev's acting career began in 1945 at the Kyiv Theater of Drama (Young Theater). In 1948, he joined the Ivan Franko Ukrainian Drama Theater in Kyiv, where he remained until 1990. Sandzhiev created a reputation for delivering powerful and emotional performances in tragic roles, such as Yaroslav the Wise ("Yaroslav the Wise" by Kocherga), Uriel Acosta ("Uriel Acosta" by Gutzkow), Macbeth ("Macbeth" by Shakespeare), Creon ("Antigone" by Sophocles), and Gloster ("King Lear" by Shakespeare).
Versatility and Radio Work
In addition to his acclaimed tragic roles, Sandzhiev also excelled in comedic and lyrical roles. Notable performances include Khoma ("Oh, Do Not Wander, Gritsyu ..." by Staritsky), Apushka ("Gypsy Aza" by Staritsky), Aristarch ("Pharaohs" by Kolomyits), Serybryakov ("Uncle Vanya" by Chekhov), Andronati ("Collecting Herbs on Sunday Morning" by Kobilyanska), Olshansky ("Svadba Svicki" by Kocherga), Groza ("Page of the Diary" by Korneichuk), Mastakov ("The Old Man" by Gorky), Ibrahim-oglu ("Gloomy River" by Shishkov), Dervish ("Into the Night of Lunar Eclipse" by Karim), and Don Jose de Santaren ("Don Cesar de Bazan" by Dumanwar and Denery).
Sandzhiev also lent his voice to radio productions, playing the role of the commander in Lesya Ukrainka's "Stone Master" in 1951.
Teaching and Legacy
In addition to his acting career, Sandzhiev shared his knowledge and experience with younger generations. He taught at the theater studio of the Ivan Franko Kyiv Academic Theater from 1969 to 1975 and later at the Kyiv Institute of Theater Arts from 1980.
D.N. Sandzhiev passed away and was laid to rest in the Baikovo Cemetery in Kyiv, leaving behind a legacy as one of the most distinguished actors in Ukrainian theater and cinema.
