- Alexandrinsky Theater
The Russian State Pushkin Academy Drama Theater ( _ru. Российский государственный академический театр драмы им. А. С. Пушкина) or Alexandrinsky Theater ( _ru. Александринский театр) is a historical
theatre inSaint Petersburg ,Russia .History
The Alexandrinsky Theater is the oldest Russian national theatre. It was founded on
August 30 ,1756 by a Senatedecree signed byElizabeth of Russia .Since 1832, the theater has been located in a building designed by Carlo Rossi, in the centre of
Nevsky Prospekt , in Saint Petersburg. The building was named the Alexandrinsky Theatre in honour of Alexandra Fedorovna, wife of Emperor Nicholas the First. Its other name is of course derived from the Russianpoet Alexander Pushkin .The building has been named a
UNESCO World Heritage Site .The premieres of numerous Russian plays have been performed at the stage of the Alexandrinsky, including plays by
Alexandr Griboyedov ,Alexandr Ostrovsky , andAnton Chekhov .On
August 30 ,2006 the theatre reopened after reconstruction.External links
* [http://en.alexandrinsky.ru/ Official Web Site]
* [http://en.alexandrinsky.ru/articles/about/history History of the Theatre] in English
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