Kirill Yuryevich Lavrov was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor and director. People's Artist of the USSR (1972), Hero of Socialist Labour (1985), Order of Lenin recipient (1985) and People's Artist of Ukraine (2003).

Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater, formerly known as Gorky Bolshoi Drama Theater (1931–1992), often referred to as the Bolshoi Drama Theater and by the acronym BDT, is a theater in Saint Petersburg, that is considered one of the best Russian theaters. The theater is named after its long-time director Georgy Tovstonogov. Since 2013, Andrey Moguchy is the artistic director of the theater.