Alexander Yuzhin (born Prince Sumbatov) was an outstanding Russian and Soviet stage actor, playwright, and theatre figure, People's Artist of the Republic, and one of the pillars of the Maly Theatre. Born in 1857 in the Tula Governorate into a Georgian princely family, he graduated from the Tiflis Gymnasium (where his classmate was Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko) and the law faculty of Saint Petersburg University. He made his first professional stage appearance in Tiflis in 1876 under the pseudonym Soltsev, and from 1882 until the end of his life, he served at the Maly Theatre. Alexander Yuzhin was not only an outstanding actor of the realistic-romantic direction but also a major organizer. He held several administrative positions at the Maly Theatre: manager of the troupe, chairman of the council, director and later honorary director of the theatre, proving himself to be a talented administrator. The actor's extensive repertoire featured brilliant performances as Don Sallustio de Bazan in "Ruy Blas", Repetilov and Famusov in "Woe from Wit", Bolingbroke in "A Glass of Water", and Cromwell in "Oliver Cromwell". Concurrently with his acting career, Yuzhin successfully developed his playwriting. He is the author of the plays "Leaves Rustle", "The Arkazanovs", "Chains", and a laureate of the Griboyedov Prizes for the works "The Old Mold" and "The Gentleman". The Bakhrushin Theatre Museum's online collection features photographs of Alexander Sumbatov-Yuzhin in his roles and in life, archival documents, and other materials related to the actor's creative path.