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Actor's art was formed under influence as school of classicism dominating at this time, and under the influence of the live traditions going from national culture and including theatre of buffoons. Actors - who have not lost communication with broad masses and a folk art, defended realistic tendencies. Frequently these actors were not only diligent executors of an author's plan, but also artists - the creators creating live human images. They aspired to the creative initiative, tried emotionally, force of actor's experience, instead of means of rational technics to influence on the spectator. Democratism of their art was shown in bolshem interest to a national life, the image of national types, in aspiration to reveal in characters - representatives of the people - sincere nobleness and internal advantage. The best and advanced actors were involved these images zhiznestojkost, with dexterity, ability to stand for itself, they were imposed by ideas of natural equality of people, criticism of slavery and oppression. Pathos of game of outstanding actors consisted in ineradicable love to the person, belief in its moral beauty, in the critic of caste limitation and religionism.

If in XVIII century the theatre of Russia, being a part of high life of a society of noble family, was an entertainment, a show, an elegant holiday already in the beginning of XIX century in repertoire of theatres remains ever less entertaining acute problems of the Life of performances withdrawing from the decision. The theatre even more often became a place where present thorny questions rose; it all served progress and education more actively. Game of actors changed; all of them departed from a conditional manner more, came nearer to display of the vital truth. Gradually, to 30th of XIX century Russian theatre became the centre of an intellectual life for the advanced people, from it looked forward to hearing to life pressing questions. It represented original school in which called for struggle against harm, to moral clarification of a society. The actor from ' razvlekatelja ' ' judges graceful ' became socially significant figure - the herald of ideas of justice and good.