Alexei Devotchenko

Alexei Valerievich Devotchenko (Russian: Алексе́й Вале́рьевич Дево́тченко; 14 October 1965 – 5 November 2014) was a Russian actor and activist.

In this Eastern Slavic name, the patronymic is Valerievich and the family name is Devotchenko.
Alexei Devotchenko
Born
Alexei Valerievich Devotchenko

(1965-10-14)14 October 1965
Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR
Died5 November 2014(2014-11-05) (aged 49)
Moscow, Russia
Occupationactor, activist
Years active1990–2014
Spouse(s)Svetlana Friedman
Childrenson Kirill
AwardsState Prize of the Russian Federation (1999, 2003)[1][2]

Born in Leningrad, he studied at the school No. 179 of the Kalinin District (1973-1983). Devotchenko got his first acting experience in Theater of Youth Creativity (1978-1983). In 1990 he graduated from the Cherkasov Leningrad State Institute of Theatre, Music and Cinematography, workshop of Arkady Katzman and Lev Dodin. He was a member of the United Civil Front in St. Petersburg, the participant Dissenters. March 10, 2010 signed the appeal of the Russian opposition "Putin must go".

On 18 November 2011, in his Live Journal blog Devotchenko announced that he refused the title Honored Artist of Russia and the two State Prizes of Russia, and called on cultural figures to boycott events that support the Russian government.[3] In March 2014, he signed a letter "We are with you!" opposing the Russian military intervention in Ukraine.

On 5 November 2014, Alexei Devotchenko was found dead in a pool of blood in his apartment in Moscow.[4][5]

References
  1. Указ Президента Российской Федерации No. 1085 o присуждении Государственных премий Российской Федерации в области литературы и искусства 1999 года
  2. Указ Президента Российской Федерации No. 766 o присуждении Государственных премий Российской Федерации в области литературы и искусства 2003 года
  3. Eight Russians Who Have Taken A Stand by RFE/RL
  4. Alexei Devotchenko: Russian actor and outspoken Putin critic found dead 'in a pool of blood' in Moscow
  5. Death of Alexei Devotchenko by RFE/RL
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