Inna Solovyova

Inna Natanovna Solovyova (; ; 16 November 1927 – 29 May 2024) was a Russian theatre and film critic and scholar. She wrote for the magazines and Novy Mir as well as the newspaper Kultura. Solovyova taught a theatre criticism workshop at the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts and taught the history of Russian theatre at the Moscow Art Theatre School. She was the author of books on cinema and theatre. Solovyova was a recipient of the Order of Friendship, the Order of Honour, the State Prize of the Russian Federation, the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", the Golden Mask and the Order of Alexander Nevsky.

Early life Solovyova was born in Moscow on 16 November 1927. Her father was the Soviet playwright . In 1949, She defended her defended her dissertation on The Moscow Art Theatre in the Period of Preparation for the 1905 Revolution in 1952, a subject she was interested in since her youth.

Career Starting in 1954, Solovyova was a member of the circle of young critics who gathered to write for the magazine , the newspaper Kultura as well as the magazine Novy Mir. In 1967, she joined the Moscow Art Theatre School Studio's Commission for the Study and Publication of the Legacy of Konstantin Stanislavski and Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, which later became, through her efforts, a research department of the school in 2008, researching and analysing the Moscow Art Theater. She administered examinations to graduate students, attended dissertation defences and was a lecturer. Some of Solovyova's most notable students include the critics , and .

Solovyova became a member of the Union of Soviet Writers in 1960. Solovyoba was a recipient of the Order of Friendship on 23 October 1998 "for many years of fruitful work in the field of theatrical arts and in connection with the 100th anniversary of the Moscow Art Academic Theatre". She was awarded the Order of Honour on 22 February 2003 "for many years of fruitful work in the field of culture and art".

Solovyoba received the State Prize of the Russian Federation on 12 June 2004 "for long-term scientific research and publication of the creative legacy of the founders of the Moscow Art Theatre.", and the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th degree on 4 June 2008 "for a major contribution to the development of domestic and world theatrical art and many years of fruitful scientific and pedagogical activity." She was named the winner of the Golden Mask in the "Honour and Dignity" category in 2009.