Joanna Merlin, adjunct teacher in the Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts, was honored earlier this month in Moscow by Russians Abroad, an organization founded by the writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn to honor Russian émigrés who have made significant contributions to American scientific and cultural life. She received a medal for her work in continuing the legacy of the late Russian actor, director, and author Michael Chekhov (1891-1955).

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