Aleksandr Yakovlevich Sharovsky
Azerbaijani theatre has lost one of its most prominent figures. Aleksandr Yakovlevich Sharovsky, chief director of the S. Vurgun Azerbaijan State Academic Russian Drama Theatre and a People's Artist, died on September 9, 2026, in his 79th year. He also received an individual pension from the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. His death comes as a heavy blow to the country's cultural community.
The Azerbaijani cultural community has suffered a great loss. A prominent representative of Azerbaijani theatre, Chief Director of the S. Vurgun Azerbaijan State Academic Russian Drama Theatre, recipient of an individual pension from the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, People's Artist Aleksandr Yakovlevich Sharovsky passed away on September 9, 2026, in the 79th year of his life.
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