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Vasily Makarovich Shukshin (Russian: Васи́лий Макарович Шукшин; 25 July 1929 – 2 October 1974) was a notable Russian actor, writer, screenplay writer and movie director from the Altai region who specialized in rural themes. Upon his death, Shukshin was interred at Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow.

Biography

Vasiliy Makarovich Shukshin was born on 25 July 1929 in the peasant family. His father, Makar Leont'evich Shukshin was arrested and shot in 1933, during the collectivization. Mother, Mary Sergeyevna (mother name - Popov) took upon herself all concerns about the family. In spite of all difficulties she lived until the deep old age. In 1943 Shukshin finished 7 classes of village school and enters Biysk automobile technical school. He studies there two and one-half of year; however, He didn't finishes the technical school. Instead of this in 1945 he goes to work in a kolkhoz.

In 1946 Shukshin leaves his native village. In 1947 - 1949 Shukshin works as metal craftsman at several enterprises in the trust Soyuzprommekhanizatsiya: at the turbine plant in Kaluga, at the Tractor Plant in Vladimir. In 1949 Shukshin has been mobilized to serve into the Navy. First he is sailor in the Baltic fleet, then radio operator on the Black Sea. In 1953 he has been demobilized from the fleet because of the revealed stomach ulcer, and he returns to the village. In the native village Shukshin passes an external student examination to receive the secondary school graduation certificate in the Srostkinskoy secondary school № 32. He goes to work as a teacher of Russian language and literature in the Srostkinskeye school of rural young people. Later he was also the principal of this school.

In 1954 Shukshin enters the producer department of the VGIK, and concludes it in 1960. During the studies in the VGIK in 1958 Shukshin had his first main role in M. Khutsiyev's film "Two Fedors" and published his first story "Two on the cart" in the magazine Smena. The first Shukshin's book - "Rural inhabitants" - published in 1963 by the publishing house "Molodaya Gvardiya". In the same year he begins to work as the director at the Gor'ky motion picture studio. Produced the film Живёт такой парень ("There Is Such a Lad") based on his own screenplay. Film debuts in 1965. This film is honored by the highest reward at the All-Union film festival in Leningrad and the main reward of the XVI International Film Festival in Venice - "Gold Lion of Saint Mark". In November of 1967 by the Decree of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR Shukshin is rewarded with the Order of the Red Banner of Labor. In 1969 for his merits in the field of Soviet cinematography he is honored the title of the Honoured Worker of the Arts of the RSFSR (заслуженного деятеля искусств РСФСР).

On 1974-10-02 Shukshin suddenly passed away in the period of filmings "They battled for the native land", on the motor ship "Danube". He is buried in Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow.

Filmography

Два Фёдора, 1958 актёр
Золотой эшелон, 1959 актёр
Простая история, 1960 актёр
Аленка, 1961 актёр
Когда деревья были большими, 1961 актёр
Командировка, 1961 актёр
Мишка, Серега и я, 1961 актёр
Мы, двое мужчин, 1962 актёр
Живет такой парень, 1964 режиссёр, сценарист
Какое оно, море?, 1964 актёр
Ваш сын и брат, 1965 режиссёр, сценарист
Журналист, 1967 актёр
Комиссар, 1967 актёр
Три дня Виктора Чернышева, 1967 актёр
Мужской разговор, 1968 актёр
Освобождение, 1968-1971 актёр
Братка, 1969 (к/а «Странные люди») режиссёр, сценарист
Роковой выстрел, 1969 (к/а «Странные люди») режиссёр, сценарист
Думы, 1969 (к/а «Странные люди») режиссёр, сценарист
У озера, 1969 актёр
Эхо далеких снегов, 1969 актёр
Любовь яровая, 1970 актёр
Даурия, 1971 актёр
Пришел солдат с фронта, 1971 сценарист
Печки-лавочки, 1972 актёр, режиссёр, сценарист
Калина красная, 1973 актёр, режиссёр, сценарист
Если хочешь быть счастливым, 1974 актёр
Земляки, 1974 сценарист
Они сражались за Родину, 1975 актёр
Прошу слова, 1975 актёр
Позови меня в даль светлую, 1977 сценарист

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