Word: andreyev
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...Leonid Andreyev's play is difficult to produce because of its resemblance to the Scandinavian drama, especially of Strinberg, which, if not handled with great finesse, can all too easily collapse into a conglomeration of heroics and absurd fantasy. In his contemporary Gorki, the intellectual depression around 1900 produced revolutionary ideas; in Andreyev it resulted in the almost morbid gloom of such works as "The Red Laugh...
Although almost light-hearted by comparison with Andreyev's other works, "He Who Gets Slapped" is a sombre and moody play; as is often true of tragedy, it is reflective and can easily be condemned for dragging by a theatre goer searching after bright lights and gaiety...
...Handsome, dark-eyed Andrei Andreyev, who looks something like Eden, heads the U.S.S.R.'s Parliament, the Supreme Soviet. A peasant's son, he became a munitions worker, joined the Bolsheviks during World War I. His first key post was as head of the party's Control Commission, which keeps the Reds on their toes, purges those who do not conform. Andreyev's mind is intelligent and subtle. Close to Stalin, he is definitely one of Russia's up-&-coming...
Chairman of the Soviet of the Union: Andrey A. Andreyev...
...parliament the Dictator's eleven most favored colleagues. From Leningrad to Vladivostok, from Samarkand to the Polar Cap this list of favorite candidates was repeated, in many cases in the following order: Premier Molotov; Heavy Industry Commissar Kaganovich; Defense Commissar Voroshilov; President Kalinin; Communist Party Central Committee Secretary Andreyev; Interior (Secret Police) Commissar Yezhov; Finance Commissar Chubar; Communist Party Central Executive Member Kosior; Leningrad Communist Leader Zhdanov; Vice Premier & Supply Commissar Mikoyan; President of the Ukrainian Soviet Republic Petrovsky; and Candidate x, locally prominent...