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{{Short description|Russian actor and director}}
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| name = Gennadi Mikhailovich Pechinkov
| image = The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Padma Shri Award to Mr. Gennadi Mikhailovich Pechnikov at Civil Investiture-II Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on May 10, 2008.jpg
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| caption = Pechinkov receiving Padma Shri.
| birth_date = 8 September 1926
| birth_place = Moscow
| death_date = 27 April 2018
| death_place = Moscow
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'''Gennadi Mikhailovich Pechinkov''' is a Russian actor, director and theatre personality, known for his portrayal of [[Rama]].<ref name="'Year of India in Russia': Takes off">{{cite web | url=http://www.indianembassy.ru/index.php/en/bilateral-relations/year-of-india-in-russia-2009/602-04052009-year-of-india-in-russia-takes-off | title='Year of India in Russia': Takes off | publisher=Russian Embassy in India | date=4 May 2009 | access-date=February 7, 2016}}</ref> He played the part of the ancient Indian king from the epic, [[Ramayana]], in 1960 at the [[Natalya Sats Musical Theater|Children's Theatre, Moscow]] and is reported to be the only European professional actor to have played the role in Europe.<ref name="Russia marks golden jubilee of Ramayana's theatrical debut">{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/Russia-marks-golden-jubilee-of-Ramayanas-theatrical-debut/articleshow/7121218.cms | title=Russia marks golden jubilee of Ramayana's theatrical debut | publisher=Times of India | date=18 December 2010 | access-date=February 7, 2016}}</ref> He continued playing the part for around 40 years and has performed in front many prominent Indian persons such as [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] and [[K. P. S. Menon (senior)|K. P. S. Menon]].<ref name="When the Ramayana hit the Russian stage">{{cite web | url=https://www.rbth.com/blogs/2014/11/26/when_the_ramayana_hit_the_russian_stage_39967 | title=When the Ramayana hit the Russian stage | publisher=Russian and India Report | date=26 November 2014 | access-date=February 7, 2016}}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]], in 2008, for his contributions to Theatre.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2016 |access-date=January 3, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=October 15, 2015 }}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Ramayana]]
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{cite web | url=http://photodivision.gov.in/IntroPhotodetails.asp?thisPage=500 | title=Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting Padma Shri Award to Mr Gennadi Mikhailovich Pechnikov | publisher=Photo Division, Government of India | work=Photo Gallery | date=2016 | access-date=February 7, 2016}}

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