Maksim Shtraukh
Maksim Shtraukh | |
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| Born | Maksim Maksimovich Shtraukh 23 February 1900 |
| Died | 3 January 1974 (aged 73) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, theatre director |
| Years active | 1925–1974 |
Maksim Maksimovich Shtraukh (Russian: Макси́м Макси́мович Штра́ух; 23 February 1900 – 3 January 1974) was a Soviet and Russian film and theatre actor. He was awarded the People's Artist of the USSR in 1965, Lenin Prize and Stalin Prize between 1950 and 1951.
Shtraukh is known for playing Vladimir Lenin on stage and in film. He had a privilege to get a discount for V. I. Lenin bust at any USSR shop.