Monument to the Great Actress Faina Ranevskaya Inaugurated in Taganrog

May 16, 2008: the First International Ranevskaya Drama Festival "The Great Province" began in Taganrog. The event is dedicated to the memory of the outstanding Russian actress Faina Ranevskaya (1896-1984) who was born in Taganrog.

Today, Mayor Fedyanin , President of the Festival, the People's Artist of Russia Yevgeny Steblov and Rostov Oblast Deputy Minister of Culture Larisa Dubinina inaugurated the first ever monument to the great Soviet Russian actress Faina Ranevskaya (Feldmann), People's Artist of USSR and three-time Stalin-Prize winner.

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