Vladimir Maksheyev
Vladimir Alexandrovich Maksheyev was a Helsingfors-born male stage actor in the Russian Empire, associated with the Moscow's Maly Theatre.
Life
A Voronezh Cadet Academy's alumnus, Maksheyev started out as an amateur actor in the Moscow-based Shepelev troupe as well as the Artistic Circle. Upon the retirement from the military service, he joined the Medvedev Troupe in Kazan, then worked in Saratov, Kursk, Tula and later several Moscow collectives, before joining the Maly in 1874 to stay there for the rest of his life. His best-known parts were Rispolozhensky, Rasplyuyev, Arkhip, Varlaam, Migayev, The Mayor, and Vosmibratov.