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Vasily Shukshin
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Vasily Shukshin

Actor · born July 25, 1929 · died 1974

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Vasily Makarovich Shukshin was a Soviet and Russian writer, actor, screenwriter and film director from the Altai region who specialized in rural themes.

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  1. ~38Received the Order of the Red Banner of Labour1967
  2. ~42Received the USSR State Prize1971
  3. 44Notable work: The Red Snowball TreeMarch 25, 1974

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