Nina Simonovich-Efimova
Nina Yakovlevna Simonovich-Efimova (Russian: Нина Яковлевна Симонович-Ефимова, 9 January 1877 OS/21 January 1877 N.S.[1] – 24 February 1948) was a Russian artist, puppet designer and one of the first professional Russian puppeteers. Together with her husband Ivan Efimov she founded the tradition of Soviet puppet theater, acting as the driving force behind the Efimovs' presentations. via W














