Mayakovsky Theatre

M41, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

About

November 7th, 1937 with play "Earth" by N. Virta was launched first in Tajikistan the Russian Drama Theatre, which in 1940 was named to V.V. Mayakovsky. From the very beginning of its activities many artists of the Tajik Academic Drama Theatre of A. Lahuti participated in the performances.The first performances were "Wolves and Sheep" by Alexander Ostrovsky directed by Vladimir O. Toporkov, "Break" by B. Lavrenev under the leadership of the Narodniy(people) Artist of the USSR Mikhail Yanshina.