Mikhalkov (russian: Михалков) is a Russian noble family, which is known from the end of the 15th century.
Many of their scions worked for the
Soviet Union
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and modern
Russia
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.
Among notable Mikhalkovs are:
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Sergei Mikhalkov
Sergey Vladimirovich Mikhalkov (russian: link=no, Серге́й Влади́мирович Михалко́в; 27 August 2009) was a Soviet and Russian author of children's books and satirical fables. He wrote the lyrics for the Soviet and Russ ...
— the author of
National Anthem of the Soviet Union
The "State Anthem of the Soviet Union" was the national anthem of the Soviet Union and the regional anthem of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic from 1944 to 1991, replacing "The Internationale". Its original lyrics were written b ...
, current
National Anthem of Russia
The "State Anthem of the Russian Federation" is the national anthem of Russia. It uses the same melody as the "State Anthem of the Soviet Union", composed by Alexander Alexandrov, and new lyrics by Sergey Mikhalkov, who had collaborated with ...
and children poetry;
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Mikhail Mikhalkov
Mikhail Vladimirovich Mikhalkov (russian: Михаил Владимирович Михалков; 28 December 1922, Moscow – 5 September 2006, Moscow) was a Soviet intelligence officer and writer working under the pen names M. Andronov (М. ...
— the younger brother of Sergei, Soviet spy and a writer;
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Nikita Mikhalkov
Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov (russian: Никита Сергеевич Михалков; born 21 October 1945) is a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, actor, and head of the Russian Cinematographers' Union. Mikhalkov is a three-time laureate of the ...
— an actor and a
filmmaker
Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, castin ...
, a son of Sergei;
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Andrei Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky
Andrei Sergeyevich Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky (russian: link=no, Андрей Сергеевич Михалков-Кончаловский; born 20 August 1937) is a Russian filmmaker. He has worked in Soviet, Hollywood, and contemporary Russian c ...
— a filmmaker, a son of Sergei;
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Nadezhda Mikhalkova
Nadezhda Nikitichna Mikhalkova (russian: Надежда Никитична Михалкова; born September 27, 1986) is a Russian actress.
Nadezhda is the youngest daughter of actor and film director Nikita Mikhalkov and fashion designer Taty ...
— an actress, a daughter of Nikita;
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Anna Mikhalkova
Anna Nikitichna Mikhalkova (Russian: А́нна Ники́тична Михалко́ва; born 14 May 1974, in Moscow) is a Russian actress and model.
Her film credits include '' Our Own'', '' Kokoko'' and ''Rasputin''. Her television credits ...
— an actress, a daughter of Nikita;
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Julia Mikhalkova
Julia Yevgenyevna Mikhalkova (russian: Юлия Евгеньевна Михалкова; born July 12, 1983, Verkhnyaya Pyshma) is a Russian actress and TV presenter.
Biography
Born July 12, 1983 in the town of Verkhnyaya Pyshma, Sverdlovsk ...
— an actress and TV presenter;
References
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Russian noble families