Galina Volchek

Galina Volchek was a daughter of the cameraman and director Boris (Ber) Volchek. After finishing the Moscow Art Theatre School (1955, Karev course) she co-founded the Sovremennik Theatre, together with Igor Kvasha, Oleg Tabakov, Oleg Yefremov and Yevgeny Yevstigneyev. Since 1972 she was the chief director of the theater, and since 1989 its artistic director. Volchek directed over thirty productions. Among them were Russian and world classics, works of contemporary domestic and foreign authors. == Personal life ==

Galina Volchek said: I had two husbands, several romances and one fallacy. She was married twice: • First husband: Yevgeny Yevstigneyev. The marriage lasted for 9 years, after she initiated divorce proceedings. • The son Denis Yevstigneyev (born 1961), filmmaker. • Second husband: a doctor of technical sciences, professor of Moscow State University of Civil Engineering Mark Abelev, winner of the State Prize of the Soviet Union. Also divorced. ==Selected filmography==

• USSR State Prize (1967) • Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class (2004) • Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (2004) • Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation (2017) == Gallery ==

RIAN archive 85824 President Boris Yeltsin Extends March 8 Greetings.jpg|With Boris Yeltsin on 8 March 1998 Putin, Volchek 2002-06-12.jpeg|Presentation of the State Prize, 12 June 2002 Putin, Volchek 2006-04-14 02.jpg|With Vladimir Putin on 50th anniversary of Sovremennik, 14 April 2006 Medvedev, Volchek 2008-12-23.jpg|Presentation of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" 1st class, 23 December 2008 Putin awarded Volchek 3.jpg|Presentation of the star of Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation, 28 April 2017 Sovremennik Theatre (2018-04-16) 07.jpg|With Sergey Sobyanin, 16 April 2018 Vladimir Putin and Galina Volchek (2018-12-19) 01.jpg|With Vladimir Putin on 85th anniversary, 19 December 2018 == References ==