A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P R S T U V Shvydkoy Mikhail Mikhail Efimovich Shvydkoy was born on September 5, 1948 in Kyrgyzstan. In 1971 he graduated from the Russian Academy of Theater Arts and has the title of professor of the history of foreign theater. From 1973 to 1990, Mikhail Shvydkoy worked in the Theater magazine, and since 1975, as a columnist for All-Russian Radio and Television on theater issues.