My Real Life

Oleg Pavlovich Tabakov (1935–2018) – a separate era not only in the history of theater and cinema but also in the history of our country as a whole. He was and remains an idol for many generations of people, learning to live from the roles he played and the books he published. "My Real Life" — is a fascinating story full of interesting details from the famous actor about his childhood in Saratov, his move to Moscow, and studying at the Moscow Art Theater School, the birth of the "Contemporary Theater," the emergence of "Tabakerka," its productions, the life of the Moscow Art Theater named after A.P. Chekhov, collaboration with the best directors, and the people he was friends with and worked with (including G. Volchek, O. Efremov, E. Evstigneev, I. Kvasha, T. Doronina, S. Bezrukov, V. Mashkov), and so much more. Oleg Pavlovich sincerely shares his sorrows and joys as the artistic director of two theaters, whose performances and tours the reader follows with admiration on the pages of the book and continues to marvel: how could one person manage to act on stage, act in films, teach, direct, and manage. And also love – colleagues, friends, and his close family, which was gifted to him by an amazing woman, the beautiful and talented actress Marina Zudina.