Vasily Karatygin

Vasily Andreevich Karatygin (Russian: Василий Андреевич Каратыгин) (10 March [O.S.

[2] He particularly excelled in the numerous productions of Shakespeare's and Schiller's plays, rivalling Moscow's Pavel Mochalov as the greatest Russian actor of his time.

Like other actors of his theatre, Karatygin was buried at the Smolensky Cemetery on Vasilievsky Island.

His remains were later transferred to the national pantheon, the Alexander Nevsky Lavra.

His wife Alexandra Kolosova was admired for her roles in Molière's comedies.