Nikolay Annenkov

Nikolay Aleksandrovich Annenkov (Russian: Никола́й Алекса́ндрович А́нненков) (September 20 [O.S. September 8] 1899, Kalugino, Kirsanov uezd, Tambov Governorate – September 30, 1999, Moscow) 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

• 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
• Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary since the Birth of Vladimir Il'ich Lenin"* Medal for Combat Service
• Medal "For the Defence of Moscow"
• Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
• Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
• Medal "Veteran of Labour"
• Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
• Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
• Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
• Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
• Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
• Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"

See also

• List of centenarians (actors, filmmakers and entertainers)

References

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