Extraordinary samples. About the owner of the puppet house and his family. Obraztsova E., Samples P.

The name of this book very accurately characterizes its hero, for Sergey Samples is an extraordinary, unique phenomenon of Russian culture, one of a kind. He was born in the family of the future academician and was formed as a person “at the king”, lived most of his life under the Soviet regime and managed to survive it, was friendly with the most famous people of the country and the world, talked with the highest leaders of the state. Throughout the 20th century, he created his performances for children and adults, proving that the puppet theater is a serious art.

The authors of the book - the grandchildren of Sergei Obraztsov - director Ekaterina Obraztsova and writer Peter Samples talk about their famous grandfather And his family is an amazing nutrient environment from which a lot of wonderful people came out. Numerous photos taken for ninety years are provided by Sergey Obraztsov’s personal photographer, and also taken from the family archive.