Method acting aspects), and Sanford Meisner (the behavioral aspects). The approach was first developed when they worked together at the Group Theatre in New York. All three subsequently claimed to be the rightful heirs of Stanislavski's approach. "The Method" is an elaboration of the "system" of acting developed by the Russian theatre practitioner Konstantin Stanislavski. In the first three decades of the 20th century, Stanislavski organized his training, preparation, and rehearsal techniques into a coherent, systematic methodology. The "system" brought together and built on: (1) the director-centred, unified aesthetic and disciplined, ensemble approach of the Meiningen company; (2) the actor-centred realism of
Konstantin Raikin awarded the Stanislavsky Prize at the Moscow Premiere. In 2004, in "Satyricon" Raikin played the role of Richard in the play "Richard III" by Shakespeare in the production of St. Petersburg director Yuri Butusov, for which he received the third "Golden Mask" (nomination "the best male role"). This was followed by works in the plays "Cosmetic Enemy" directed by Roman Kozak (the role of Textor Texel), "King Lear" by Yuri Butusov (Lear), for this work the actor was awarded the fourth National Theater Prize "Golden Mask", "It's Not All Shrovetide for the Cat" (the role of Ermil Zotych Ahov), and