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Aleksandar Vereščagin

Alexander Aleksandrovič Vereščagin (Moscow, February 25, 1885 - October 23, 1962, Chicago) was a Russian director, actor and theater pedagogue. As a Russian emigrant, he worked on the territory of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He is one of the most significant and versatile Russian emigrants who worked on the art scene of the Kingdom of SHS/Yugoslavia. He graduated from the Nikolaev Academy of Engineering (1905) at the same time as the Drama Academy in Petro…