Prov Sadovsky (junior) was an outstanding Russian and Soviet stage actor and theatre director, People's Artist of the USSR, Stalin Prize laureate, and a prominent representative of the renowned Sadovsky acting dynasty. Born in 1874 in Moscow into a theatrical family, he received his professional education at the drama courses of the Moscow Theatre School (now the Shchepkin Theatre School), where his mentors were Alexander Lensky and Mikhail Sadovsky. From 1895 until the end of his life, Sadovsky served on the stage of the Maly Theatre, and from 1944 to 1947, he held the position of its artistic director. A special place in his repertoire was occupied by the plays of Alexander Ostrovsky: the actor brilliantly portrayed such heroes as Meluzov in "Talents and Admirers", Berkutov in "Wolves and Sheep", and Milovidov in "A Lucrative Position". Over the years, he also performed iconic roles including Glumov, Mizgir, Chatsky, Famusov, and Nesчастливцев. From the 1920s, Prov Sadovsky also worked actively as a director, staging a number of significant productions, including "Woe from Wit" by Alexander Griboyedov (1938) and "Wolves and Sheep" by Alexander Ostrovsky (1944). The online collection of the Bakhrushin Theatre Museum holds archival documents, photographs and other materials related to the life and work of Prov Sadovsky.