Volkov biography is short

Russia is a Russian actor and director, is considered the founder of the first public professional theater in Russia. Fedor Volkov was born on February 9 in Kostroma, and died on April 4 in Moscow from illness. His father was a Kostroma merchant who died when the boy was still very small. In the year, his mother married the merchant Poloshnikov, who became a caring stepfather for Fedor.

When Fedor was 12 years old, he was sent to Moscow to study industrial business. There, the young man learned the German language, which he later mastered. Then he became interested in theatrical productions of students of the Slavic-Greek-Latin Academy. Novikov spoke about this young man as an extremely diligent and diligent student, especially located in science and arts: “Portermently adjacent Volkov came to St.

Petersburg on business, but did not leave his hobby. In particular, they say that a visit to the court theater made him so strong impression that over the next two years, the young man began to study theatrical business and stage art. In the year, Fyodor's stepfather died, and he inherited factories, but the soul of a young man was more likely to be the field of art than to manage factories, and soon Fedor handed over all affairs to his brother, deciding to devote himself to theatrical activities.

In Yaroslavl, he gathered friends around him - lovers of theatrical productions, and soon this prevailing troupe gave its first theatrical performance. The premiere took place on July 10 in the old barn, which the merchant Polushkin used as a warehouse. Volkov set the play "Esther" in his own translation. The following year, a wooden theater was built on the banks of the Volga, in which the Volkov troupe was located.

The birth of a new theater was marked by the production of A. Sumarokov’s play “Khorev”. This was really the first public theater in Russia. Soon, Volkov and his actors played their performances in St. Petersburg in front of the empress and court, as well as the land gentry corps. The repertoire included: A. Sumarokov’s tragedies “Khorev”, “Sinav and Trudovor”, as well as “Hamlet”.

In the year, “Russian was officially established for the presentation of tragedies and comedies theater”. Thus began the history of imperial theaters in Russia. Fedor Volkov was appointed “first Russian actor”, and the director of the theater became the director of the theater in the year, this post was taken by Volkov. Fedor Volkov was not only an actor and translator, but also the author of several plays.

Among them are the “Court of Shemyakin”, “Every Eremey to himself Reason”, “The amusement of the Moscow residents about Shrovetide” and others - all, unfortunately, have not been preserved to the present. Volkov also wrote solemn odes, one of which was dedicated to Peter the Great, the songs were preserved “You pass by the cells, dear” about the forcibly tonsured monks and “We will become, brother, sing an old song, as people lived in the first century” about the past golden age.

In addition, Volkov was engaged in the design of his productions - both artistic and musical. And he himself played on various musical instruments. The role of Volkov in the coup, as a result of which Empress Catherine the Great ascended the role of Volkov in the coup..

The conflict of the theater figure with Peter III is known, who refused Volkov’s services as a composer and director of operas in the Oranienbaum Theater. Then Peter was still a great prince, but the relationship, apparently, was spoiled forever. When Catherine became the empress, Fedor Volkov was allowed to enter her office without a report, which, of course, spoke of the sovereign’s special arrangement to the “first Russian actor”.

Fedor Volkov proved himself as a director. In particular, it was he who set up a “triumphant Minerva” masquerade organized in the year in Moscow in honor of the coronation of Catherine II. Of course, the image was chosen by chance. The goddess of wisdom and justice, the patroness of science, arts and crafts personified the empress itself. In this production, Fedor Volkov embodied his dreams of the Golden Age, in which the vices are eradicated, and the culture experiences heyday.

However, this work was the last for him. The masquerade lasted 3 days in severe frost. The actively participating in his conduct, Fedor Grigorievich Volkov fell ill and died on April 4.