Nikolay Rytjkov
Nikolaj Rytjkov (born December 3, 1913 in Smolensk , Russia , † September 1, 1973 in London ) was a Russian actor , Esperantist and radio presenter .
Live and act
Nikolaj Rytjkov learned Esperanto as a teenager in 1926 and has worked as an actor for the Lenin Komsomol Theater in Moscow since 1933 . As a member of the Union of Soviet Esperantists , which was considered a spy organization under Stalin , Rytjkov was arrested in 1938 and exiled to Siberia for 18 years . After his release, he worked again at the Lenin Komsomol Theater from 1956 and appeared in several films, as well as television and radio productions of the USSR .
In 1965 Rytjkov used a visit to an Esperanto conference in Vienna to ask for political asylum in the West. He came to England via France and got a job as editor and presenter at the BBC . Here he continued to devote himself to his passion for Esperanto and created radio programs on this topic. He translated Russian texts into Esperanto and often gave recitations at European Esperanto congresses.
In Germany, Rytjkov became known for his impersonation of Lenin in the five-part television film Civil War in Russia , which was broadcast by ZDF in 1967 and 1968 .
Nikolaj Rytjkov appeared again in 1973 at the Royal Court Theater in Magnificence by Howard Brenton in the role of Lenin. He died in London in the same year of complications from stomach cancer.
literature
Ulrich Lins: The dangerous language. The persecution of the Esperantists under Hitler and Stalin . Bleicher, Gerlingen 1988, p. 220 .
Web links
Nikolaj Rytjkov in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Aktoro malliberigita. Retrieved January 3, 2019 (Belarusian).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rytjkov, Nikolaj |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ryjtkov, Nikolaj |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian actor, Esperantist and presenter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 3, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Smolensk , Russia |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 1, 1973 |
| Place of death | London |