Nord-Ost
| Nord-Ost | |
|---|---|
Moscow advertisement | |
| Music | Aleksei Ivaschenko Georgii Vasilyev |
| Lyrics | Aleksei Ivaschenko Georgii Vasilyev |
| Basis | 1944 novel by Veniamin Kaverin The Two Captains |
| Productions | 2001, Dubrovka theatre, Moscow |
| Awards | Golden Mask for Best Musical Golden Mask for Best Performance by a Featured Actor |
Nord-Ost (Russian: Норд-Ост, means "North-East" in German) is a Russian musical theatre production that was composed by Aleksei Ivaschenko and Georgii Vasilyev, based on the novel The Two Captains by Veniamin Kaverin. It is a fictional story based around the historical events surrounding the discovery of the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago in 1913. The musical was first staged on October 19, 2001 in the Dubrovka theatre, where it played over 400 performances.
The play celebrates the Russian soldiers who fought in World War II.