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Alexander Nikolayevich Vertinsky (Russian: Александр Николаевич Вертинский, March 20 [O.S. March 8] 1889 – May 21, 1957) was a Russian [1] and Soviet artist, poet, singer, composer, cabaret artist and actor who exerted seminal influence on the Russian tradition of artistic singing.
Aleksandr Verrtinsky was a famous Russian actor, singer and songwriter who suffered traumatic experience during the Russian Revolution of 1917, and expressed himself through acting, singing and songwriting.
- March 21, 1889
- May 21, 1957
Jan 30, 2022 · The Arcadia’s biggest draw was the all-time favorite performer of Shanghai Russians—singer-songwriter Alexander Vertinsky. Once a theatre actor, cabaret performer and silent film star, Vertinsky landed in Shanghai in 1935, having by then become something of a professional émigré.
March 21, 1883 – May 21, 1957. Aleksandr Vertinsky was the most popular singer of Russia’s ‘Silver Age,’ a revival in Russian poetry and arts at the beginning of the 20th century. Vertinsky brought personal creativity to his performances – dubbed ‘artistic singing’ by critics.
Nov 13, 2016 · Alexander Vertinsky is still remembered as one of the greatest singers in Russian history. Like most of the fascinating characters of Shanghai 1930s, he went through many political and historical changes in his life.
Jan 13, 2018 · 1. Alexander Vertinsky. Moscow, Russian Republic. 09.01.18. It is becoming harder to live in Moscow. They are stashing things away in stores. Sugar, white bread have disappeared. You cannot buy anything, even with my kind of money. And here, as luck would have it, I managed to fall in love with one ballerina.
Follows the life of Russian poet Alexander Vertinsky, an unknown young writer who rises to fame as a respected performer, only to be forced into decades of exiled wandering before finally returning home against the backdrop of upheaval.
