Vladimir Grigorievich Barsky ( 1866 - 1936 ) - Russian Soviet director, screenwriter and actor; author of articles on theater issues. He took part in the development of Turkmen and Uzbek cinematography. Born in 1866 . He graduated from the Moscow Real School (1885) and the Imperial Moscow Technical School . From 1892 he was a director and actor in a number of theaters; in 1899-1917 he worked as a director and actor in the drama theater in Ivanovo-Voznesensk , and in 1917-1921 in the People's House in Tiflis . From 1921 to 1928, he was a director at the State Film Industry of Georgia, and from 1928, at the film studios: Sovkino, Mezhrabpomfilm , Uzbekkino, and Turkmenfilm . He died on January 24, 1936. He was buried at the Donskoy Cemetery in Moscow. Read More