Ленком | |
 Former Merchant Club in 2019 | |
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| Address | Malaya Dmitrovka 6 Tverskoy District, Moscow, Russia Russia |
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| Coordinates | 55°46′04″N 37°36′24″E / 55.76778°N 37.60667°E |
| Public transit | Tverskaya, Pushkinskaya, Chekhovskaya (Moscow Metro) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1909 |
| Architect | Illarion Ivanov-Schitz |
| Website | |
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Lenkom Theatre, formerly known as Lenin’s Komsomol Moscow Theatre or Moscow Leninist Komsomol Theatre is the official name of what was once known as the Moscow State Theatre named after Komsomol, a Communist youth league set up by Vladimir Lenin.[1][2]
Designed by Illarion Ivanov-Schitz, it was built in 1907−1909 to house a Merchant's Club, and was home to many theatrical and musical performances. Occupied following the February Revolution, 1917 the building had several uses before becoming the home of "Theatre for Working Youth" (TRAM) in 1927. Thus, the future theatre established its reputation as a theatre for young people, by young people. Over its 80-year career, Lenkom has been a forerunner of new, fresh and experimental theatre in the Soviet Union, and now Russia.[2][3]
- ^ "About Lenin's Komsomol Theatre".
- ^ a b Lenkom Theatre, Moscow State Theatre named after Lenin's Komsomol (Moscow)
- ^ History of the theater Archived 2015-02-06 at the Wayback Machine. The official theatre website (in Russian)