Konstantin Khabensky time. In 1990 Khabensky entered the Leningrad State Institute of Theatre, Music and Cinema (course of Veniamin Filshtinsky), where his classmates were Mikhail Porechenkov, Andrei Zibrov and Mikhail Trukhin. For the final exam Konstantin performed as Estragon in the play "Waiting for Godot" by Samuel Beckett, his graduation was in 1995. Khabensky's cinematic debut was in the 1994 comedy film "To whom will God send" where he appeared in a minor role of a pedestrian. In 1995, after graduating from the Russian State Institute of Performing Arts, Konstantin worked at the Perekriostok Experimental Theater where he served for one year.
Samuel Beckett Publishers' Formentor Prize in recognition of his work, which he shared that year with Jorge Luis Borges. The 1960s were a time of change for Beckett, both on a personal level and as a writer. In 1961, he married Suzanne in a secret civil ceremony in England (its secrecy due to reasons relating to French inheritance law). The success of his plays led to invitations to attend rehearsals and productions around the world, leading eventually to a new career as a theatre director. In 1957, he had his first commission from the BBC Third Programme for a radio play, "All