Nikolai Gubenko

Nikolai Nikolaevich Gubenko (Russian: Николай Николаевич Губенко, Ukrainian: Микола Миколайович Губенко; 17 August 1941 – 16 August 2020) was a Soviet and Russian actor, film and theatre director, screenwriter, founder of the Community of Taganka Actors theatre. His movie Wounded Game was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival. He was named People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1985.

Nikolai Gubenko
Николай Губенко
Gubenko in 2018
Minister of Culture
In office
21 November 1989  27 November 1991
PremierNikolai Ryzhkov
Valentin Pavlov
Ivan Silayev
Preceded byVasily Zakharov
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
Born17 August 1941
Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died16 August 2020(2020-08-16) (aged 78)
Moscow, Russia
Political partyCommunist Party of the Russian Federation
SpouseZhanna Bolotova
ProfessionActor, film and theatre director, screenwriter, politician

Gubenko was also active in politics. He served as the last Minister of Culture of the USSR (1989–1991) and as the Russian State Duma deputy between 1995 and 2003. From 2005 on he acted as the Moscow City Duma deputy.

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