Nikolay Annenkov

Nikolay Aleksandrovich Annenkov (Russian: Николай Александрович Анненков) (September 20 [O.S. September 8] 1899 – September 30, 1999) was the longest-lived People's Artist of the USSR. He worked in the Maly Theatre from 1924 until his centenary and was awarded three Stalin Prizes. Annenkov celebrated his 100th birthday playing on stage but died only 10 days later.

Honours and awards

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Russian Wikipedia.

• Honoured Artist of the RSFSR (1937)
• People's Artist of RSFSR (1949)
• Stalin Prizes:
  • 2nd class (1947) - for his role of Lieutenant-Maximov in the play "For those who are in the sea!" BA Lavrenev
  • 1st class (1948) - for his role Lavrov in the play "The great strength of" BS Romashova
  • 1st class (1949) - for his role Alexei Dobrotvor in the movie "The Court of Honour" (1948)
• People's Artist of the USSR (1960)
• Hero of Socialist Labour (1990)
• Four Orders of Lenin
• Order of the October Revolution
• Order of the Red Banner of Labour
• Order of Friendship of Peoples
• Order of the Badge of Honour
• Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 2nd and 3rd classes
• Medal "In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
• Medal for Combat Service
• Medal for the Defence of Moscow
• Medal For the Victory Over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945
• Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945 Medal
• Veteran of Labour Medal
• 800th Anniversary of Moscow Medal
• 20 years of victory
• 30 years of victory
• Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945."
• Medal "50 Years of the USSR Armed Forces"
• Medal "60 Years of the USSR Armed Forces"
• Medal "70 years of Soviet Armed Forces"

See also

• List of centenarians (actors, filmmakers and entertainers)

References

• (Russian) Nikolai Annenkov on www.annenkov.ru
• (Russian) Biography