LERMONTOV RUSSIAN DRAMA THEATRE

The Lermontov Theatre was inaugurated in Almaty in 1933, but has borne the name of the famous Russian Romantic poet (Mikhail Lermontov, 1814-1841) only since 1964. It has always been the city's most popular theater, offering the great classics of the Russian theatrical repertoire, but was closed for a long time at the end of the 2000s for a well-deserved facelift. Since its reopening, performances have opened up to a more international repertoire.