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Nikolai Robertovich Erdman (Russian: Николай Робертович Эрдман, IPA: [nʲɪkɐˈlaj ˈrobʲɪrtəvʲɪtɕ ˈɛrdmən] ⓘ; 16 November [O.S. 3 November] 1900, Moscow – 10 August 1970) was a Soviet dramatist and screenwriter primarily remembered for his work with Vsevolod Meyerhold in the 1920s.
Feb 6, 2011 · A Great Russian Playwright Rediscovered as a Great Screenwriter. By John Freedman. Feb. 6, 2011. Nikolai Erdman's comedy "The Suicide" tells the story of a forlorn, unemployed man whom a...
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Oct 7, 2015 · The Tragic Tale of a Comic Suicide. By John Freedman. Oct. 7, 2015. However improbable it sounds, in 1928 Nikolai Erdman wrote a very funny play about suicide, human longing, and the worst sides...
- John Freedman
The Suicide is a 1928 play by the Russian playwright Nikolai Erdman. Its performance was proscribed during the Stalinist era and it was only produced in Russia several years after the death of its writer.
Jun 27, 2022 · Russian playwright Nikolai Erdman penned the dark comedy "The Suicide" at a time when the country was under Joseph Stalin’s totalitarian rule. While its performance was proscribed during that era, over time, this play became synonymous with revolution.
Nikolai Robertovich Erdman ( Russian: Николай Робертович Эрдман, IPA: [ nʲɪkɐˈlaj ˈrobʲɪrtəvʲɪtɕ ˈɛrdmən] ⓘ; 16 November [ O.S. 3 November] 1900, Moscow – 10 August 1970) was a Soviet dramatist and screenwriter primarily remembered for his work with Vsevolod Meyerhold in the 1920s.
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Apr 1, 2015 · I have written about Nikolai Erdman's tragicomedy "The Suicide" for 35 years and I have rarely seen it done with the deep, devastating understanding that Sergei Zhenovach brings to it at the...
