Sergey Artsibashev

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