Yuri Lavrov

Yuri Sergeevich Lavrov was born in 1905, in St. Peterburg, Russian Empire. His father, named Sergei Vasilyevich Lavrov, was Director of Gymnasium of the Imperial Humanitarian Society in St. Petersburg; he emigrated to Belgrade after the Russian Revolution of 1917. His mother, named Elizaveta Akimovna, refused to emigrate and stayed home in Petrograd with her children. Young Yuri Lavrov was admitted to the troupe of Bolshoi Drama Theatre at the Age of 14. His stage costumes were designed by the legendary theatrical artist Alexandre Benois. In 1924, Yuri Lavrov joined the troupe of "Molodoi Theatre" in Leningrad. That same year he married actress Olga Gudim-Levkovich and they lived on Ozerny Pereulok in the historic district of Leningrad (St. Petersburg). Their son, Kirill Lavrov was born in Leningrad and baptized at the nearby Chirch of St. John the Divine of Leushinsky Monastery. At that time Yuri Lavrov was a promising young actor and his future career looked bright. He made his film