On Badayev's recommendation, Bogdanova-Chesnokova joined the Russian Drama School at the Alexandrinsky Theatre headed by Sofronov and Vera Michurina-Samoilova.
In her audition, before Yuriy Mikhailovich Yuriyev, Bogdanova-Chesnokova sang and read a monologue of Plyushkin from the "Dead Souls" of Nikolai Gogol.
Bogdanova-Chesnokova was accepted and joined the class of the actor, V. N. Davydov.

Other actors who attended the Russian Drama School include Mikhail Tsaryov, Nikolai Cherkasov, Yuri Tolubeyev, Nikolai Simonov, Aleksandr Borisov, Yelizaveta Uvarova, Boris Chirkov, Konstantin Adashevskiy and Vasili Merkuryev.
It was at the Russian Drama School that Bogdanova-Chesnokova met Nikolai Cherkasov.

In 1921, the New Economic Policy (NEP) brought new opportunities for actors.
Provincial theatrical troupes came in in Petrograd and performed in the gardens and parks.
Simultaneously, many theatres appeared in the city.
By chance, Bogdanova-Chesnokova met Dmitriy Fyodorovich Vasilchikov, a singer and actor of the theatre troupe of Nicholai Nikolayevich Sinelnikov.
Sinelnikov was a provincial actor, stage manager and entrepreneur and his theatre presented tragedies, dramas, vaudevilles, operettas and ballets.
Bogdanova-Chesnokova was invited to join the troupe and tour with them.
She did so and in 1922, she married Vasilchikov.
That year, Bogdanova-Chesnokova had a daughter, Lida.

In 1924, Bogdanova-Chesnokova completed her studies at the Russian Drama School.
Also in 1924, she made her debut at the Alexandrinsky theatre in the role of "Lucille" in Le Bourgeois gentilhomme by Jean-Baptiste Moliere.
On Badayev's recommendation, Bogdanova-Chesnokova joined the Russian Drama School at the Alexandrinsky Theatre headed by Sofronov and Vera Michurina-Samoilova. In her audition, before Yuriy Mikhailovich Yuriyev, Bogdanova-Chesnokova sang and read a monologue of Plyushkin from the "Dead Souls" of Nikolai Gogol. Bogdanova-Chesnokova was accepted and joined the class of the actor, V. N. Davydov.
Other actors who attended the Russian Drama School include Mikhail Tsaryov, Nikolai Cherkasov, Yuri Tolubeyev, Nikolai Simonov, Aleksandr Borisov, Yelizaveta Uvarova, Boris Chirkov, Konstantin Adashevskiy and Vasili Merkuryev. It was at the Russian Drama School that Bogdanova-Chesnokova met Nikolai Cherkasov.
In 1921, the New Economic Policy (NEP) brought new opportunities for actors. Provincial theatrical troupes came in in Petrograd and performed in the gardens and parks. Simultaneously, many theatres appeared in the city. By chance, Bogdanova-Chesnokova met Dmitriy Fyodorovich Vasilchikov, a singer and actor of the theatre troupe of Nicholai Nikolayevich Sinelnikov. Sinelnikov was a provincial actor, stage manager and entrepreneur and his theatre presented tragedies, dramas, vaudevilles, operettas and ballets. Bogdanova-Chesnokova was invited to join the troupe and tour with them. She did so and in 1922, she married Vasilchikov. That year, Bogdanova-Chesnokova had a daughter, Lida.
In 1924, Bogdanova-Chesnokova completed her studies at the Russian Drama School. Also in 1924, she made her debut at the Alexandrinsky theatre in the role of "Lucille" in Le Bourgeois gentilhomme by Jean-Baptiste Moliere.
Glikeriya Bogdanova-Chesnokova