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4. In your culture. What can you tell your foreign friend about these famous people of Russia? Use the following information and your knowledge.Sergei KorolevSergei Korolev (1907-1966), a rocket engineer and designer, “Father of the space programme.”Education:the Kiev Polytechnic Institute, and the Bauman Moscow Higher Technical School;
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4. In your culture. What can you tell your foreign friend about these famous people of Russia? Use the following information and your knowledge.
Sergei Korolev
Sergei Korolev (1907-1966), a rocket engineer and designer, “Father of the space programme.”
Education:
the Kiev Polytechnic Institute, and the Bauman Moscow Higher Technical School; the Moscow Pilot School, the Pilot Certificate.
Work and contribution:
— directed the design, construction, testing and launching of the Vostok, Voskhod, and Soyuz spacecraft;
— published a book “A rocket flight in stratosphere” (1934);
— prepared and took part in the launch of the first Earth satellite (sputnik) in the world (October 4, 1957);
— prepared the first manned space flight in history when Yuri Gagarin’s spacecraft orbited the Earth and came back successfully (April 12, 1961);
— prepared the “Voskhod-2” spacecraft flight, when A. Leonov made the first space walk in history (1965).
Awards:
the title “Hero of Labour” (1956, 1961), the Lenin Prize (1957) and the Tsiolkovsky Gold Medal.
Konstantin Stanislavsky
Konstantin Stanislavsky (1863-1938), a Russian actor, director, and producer, best known for developing the system of acting called the Stanislavsky system.
Characteristic features
a great talent, an impressive appearance, a vivid imagination, and a fine intuition.
Childhood interests:
At 8, became interested in the circus, and often starred in his own imaginary circuses, first appeared on the stage at age 14.
Work and contribution:
— first independent production — L. Tolstoy’s The Fruits of Enlightenment (1891), a major Moscow theatrical event;
— the founder of the Moscow Art Theatre (MKhAT) (opened 1898);
— performed numerous powerful roles: Astrov in Uncle Vanya (1899), Gayev in The Cherry Orchard by Chekhov (1904), etc.;
— became head of the Bolshoi Opera Studio (1918), which was later named after him;
— as an administrator, director, and leading actor of the Moscow Art Theatre toured Europe and the United States (1922-24), promoting his ideas.