Sergei Nikolayevich Artsibashev (Russian: Серге́й Никола́евич Арциба́шев), less Artsybashev (Russian: Арцыба́шев); September 14, 1951, Kalja, North Urals District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, USSR — July 12, 2015, Moscow, Russia[1]) was a Russian theater director and actor.
From 2002 until 2011 he was the artistic director at Moscow's Mayakovsky Theatre.
[2] Artsibashev was recognized as People's Artist of the Russian Federation (2005)[3] and made a chevalier of the Order of Honour (2009).
[4] He died of cancer on July 12, 2015.
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