A waiter pours champaign into wine glasses during a pre-season gathering of the Vakhtangov Theater company, Moscow.

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Actors of the Vakhtangov Theater attend the company's pre-season gathering in Moscow

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Theatrical director Rimas Tuminas, artistic director of the Vakhtangov Theater, attends the company's pre-season gathering in Moscow

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From left: actors Evgeny Kosyrev, Oleg Lopukhov and Viktor Dobronravov attend a pre-season gathering of the Vakhtangov Theater company, Moscow.

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Merited Artist of Russia actress Lidia Velezheva (left), People's Artist of Russia Alexey Guskov, and People's Artist of Russia actress Ludmila Maksakova attend a pre-season gathering of the Vakhtangov Theater company, Moscow.

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From left: actor Viktor Dobronravov, Merited Artist of Russia actor Alexey Kuznetsov and People's Artist of Russia Vladimir Etush, artistic director of the Shchukin Theater Institute, attend a pre-season gathering of the Vakhtangov Theater company, Moscow.

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Merited Artist of Russia actor Alexey Kuznetsov attends a pre-season gathering of the Vakhtangov Theater company, Moscow.

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People's Artist of Russia actress Ludmila Maksakova attends a pre-season gathering of the Vakhtangov Theater company, Moscow.

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Merited Artist of Russia actress Yulia Rutberg attends a pre-season gathering of the Vakhtangov Theater company, Moscow.

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Merited Artists of Russia actresses Yelena Sotnikova (left) and Yulia Rutberg attend a pre-season gathering of the Vakhtangov Theater company, Moscow.

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Actor Maxim Sukahov, winner of the State Prizes of the Russian Federation, attends a pre-season gathering of the Vakhtangov Theater company, Moscow.

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Actor Maxim Sukahov, winner of the State Prizes of the Russian Federation, and People's Artist of Russia actress Ludmila Maksakova attend a pre-season gathering of the Vakhtangov Theater company, Moscow.

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Actor Yevgeny Knyazev, rector of the Shchukin School, People's Artist of Russia, attends a pre-season gathering of the Vakhtangov Theater company, Moscow.

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Actor Oleg Lopukhov attends a pre-season gathering of the Vakhtangov Theater company, Moscow.

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Theatrical director Rimas Tuminas, artistic director of the Vakhtangov Theater, attends the company's pre-season gathering in Moscow.

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Actor Maxim Sukahov, winner of the State Prizes of the Russian Federation, attends a pre-season gathering of the Vakhtangov Theater company, Moscow.

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People's Artist of Russia actor Yury Shlykov attends a pre-season gathering of the Vakhtangov Theater company, Moscow.

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Actor Yevgeny Kosyrev attends a pre-season gathering of the Vakhtangov Theater company, Moscow.

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Merited Artist of Russia acor Vladimir Vdovichenko attends a pre-season gathering of the Vakhtangov Theater company, Moscow.

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Artistic director of the Shchukin Theater Institute Vladimir Etush, People's Artist of Russia, attends a pre-season gathering of the Vakhtangov Theater company, Moscow.

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Merited Artist of Russia actor Alexey Kuznetsov attends a pre-season gathering of the Vakhtangov Theater company, Moscow.

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Actor Viktor Dobronravov attends a pre-season gathering of the Vakhtangov Theater company, Moscow.

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Merited Artist of Russia actress Lidia Velezheva and People's Artist of Russia Alexey Guskov attend a pre-season gathering of the Vakhtangov Theater company, Moscow.

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People's Artist of Russia actor Yevgeny Knyazev (right), rector of the Shchuki School, attends a pre-season gathering of the Vakhtangov Theater company, Moscow.

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