Saint Petersburg

State Academic Drama Theatre

1920-1936

Over the years the theatre has had the following names: 1832–1919 – Alexandrinsky Theatre 1920–1936 – State Academic Drama Theatre 1937–1991 – State Academic Drama Theatre named after Alexander Pushkin 1991–2020 – Russian State Academic Drama Theatre named after Alexander Pushkin (Alexandrinsky Theatre) since 2020 – National Drama Theatre of Russia (Alexandrinsky Theatre) After the October Revolution of 1917, the Alexandrinsky Theatre was nationalized. In 1920, it was renamed the State Academic Drama Theatre. From 1922 to 1928, the theatre was led by Yuri Mikhailovich Yuriev, from 1928 to 1933 by Nikolai Petrov, and from 1933 to 1936 by Boris Sushkevich. In 1931, the theatre staged the play "Fear" by Alexander Afinogenov, directed by Nikolai Petrov with set design by Nikolai Akimov. In 1934, the premiere of "Boris Godunov" by Alexander Pushkin, directed by Boris Sushkevich, took place. The online collection of the Bakhrushin Theatre Museum features archival documents, sketches, playbills (including the playbill for the play "Fear"), and other materials related to theState Academic Drama Theatre's period from 1920 to 1936.