Yury Mefodievich Solomin (russian: Ю́рий Мефо́диевич Соло́мин; born June 18, 1935 in Chita) is a

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and

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and director who has been art director of the

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since 1988.

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of the

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in 1990-1991.

Biography

Solomin studied at the Malyi theatre school and joined its troupe in 1957. He was acclaimed as Khlestakov in

Igor Ilyinsky Igor Vladimirovich Ilyinsky (russian: И́горь Влади́мирович Ильи́нский; 24 July 1901 – 13 January 1987) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, director and comedian. Hero of Socialist Labour (1974) and People ...

's production of ''

The Government Inspector ''The Government Inspector'', also known as ''The Inspector General'' ( rus, links=no, Ревизор, Revizor, literally: "Inspector"), is a satirical play by Russian dramatist and novelist, Nikolai Gogol. Originally published in 1836, the pla ...

'' (1966), Tsar Feodor in ''Tsar Feodor Ioannovich'' (1976), Slavin in '' TASS Is Authorized to Declare...'' TV series (1984), Nicholas II in ''Az Vosdam...'' (1990), and Famusov in his own production of ''Woe'' ''from Wit'' (2000). Solomin was cast as a Russian imperial officer in many Soviet movies, including

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's ''

Dersu Uzala Dersu Uzala (russian: Дерсу Узала; 1849–1908) was a Nanai trapper and hunter. He worked as a guide for Vladimir Arsenyev who immortalized him in his 1923 book '' Dersu Uzala''. The book was adapted into two feature films, with the ve ...

'' (1975), which won him a

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ese decoration for the outstanding contribution to the world culture (1993). Solomin served as the Russian Minister of Culture from 1990 to 1992. March 11, 2014 signed the appeal of culture of the Russian Federation in support of the policies of Russian President

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and

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. In December 2015, he supported the policy of Putin with respect to Ukraine and the

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of the Crimea. His younger brother

Vitaly Solomin Vitaly Mefodievich Solomin (russian: link=no, Виталий Мефодьевич Соломин; 12 December 194127 May 2002) was a Soviet and Russian actor, director and screenwriter, best remembered for playing Dr. Watson in a series of Sherlock ...

(1941–2002) was also a noted actor.

Honors and awards

* People's Artist of Kyrgyzstan (1996) * Honored Worker of Arts of the Republic of Mari El *

Order of Friendship of Peoples The Order of Friendship of Peoples (russian: oрден Дружбы народов, translit=orden Druzhby narodov) was an order of the Soviet Union, and was awarded to persons (including non-citizens), organizations, enterprises, military unit ...

(1985) *

Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation (russian: Герой Труда Российской Федерации) is a state award of Russia. The title is awarded to citizens of Russia for special services in labour to the state and its people asso ...

(2020) *

People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR ( rus, Народный артист СССР, Narodny artist SSSR), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. Nomenclature and significan ...

(1988) *

People's Artist of the RSFSR People's Artist of the RSFSR (russian: Народный артист РСФСР, ''Narodnyj artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet Union artists, including theatre and film directors, choreographers, music performers, and orchest ...

(1974) *

Honored Artist of the RSFSR Honored Artist of the RSFSR (, ''Zasluzhenny artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet artists, including theatre and film directors, choreographers, music performers, and orchestra conductors, who had outstanding achievements in the ...

(1971) *

Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR The Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR was an annual State Prize established by the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR in 1965. Three Vasilyev Brothers prizes were awarded annually from 1966 until 1990 for cinematographic works of all kinds ( ...

(1971) - for his role of Captain Koltsov in the mini-series ''

The Adjutant of His Excellency ''The Adjutant of His Excellency'' (russian: Адъютант его превосходительства, Adyutant ego prevoskhoditelstva) is a Soviet television mini-series which was produced in 1969 and is set during the Russian civil war. The ...

'' (1969) * Award of the

KGB The KGB (russian: links=no, lit=Committee for State Security, Комитет государственной безопасности (КГБ), a=ru-KGB.ogg, p=kəmʲɪˈtʲet ɡəsʊˈdarstvʲɪn(ː)əj bʲɪzɐˈpasnəsʲtʲɪ, Komitet gosud ...

(1984) - for his role as Slavin in the mini-series '' TASS Is Authorized to Declare...'' (1984) * Award for student work in

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(Slovakia) and Kobe (Japan) *

Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" The Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (russian: Орден «За заслуги перед Отечеством», ''Orden "Za zaslugi pered Otechestvom"'') is a state decoration of the Russian Federation. It was instituted on 2 March 1994 by P ...

; **1st class (29 June 2015) **2nd class (18 June 2005) **3rd class (25 October 1999) **4th class (29 May 1995) * Order of the Academy of Arts of Japan "for contribution to world culture" (No. 199) * "Golden Aries" award for his outstanding contribution to the development of national cinema (1996) *

State Prize of the Russian Federation The State Prize of the Russian Federation, officially translated in Russia as Russian Federation National Award, is a state honorary prize established in 1992 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. In 2004 the rules for selection of laureates ...

(2001) * International Stanislavsky Theater Award - for his role in the play Famusov Maly, "Woe from Wit" (2001) * Medal "In memory of

Kazan Kazan ( ; rus, Казань, p=kɐˈzanʲ; tt-Cyrl, Казан, ''Qazan'', IPA: ɑzan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka rivers, covering a ...

1000th anniversary" (2009) * Award of Kuzbass (2007) * Commemorative Medal "150th anniversary of Anton Chekhov" (2011) * 10054 Solomin - asteroid number 10054, named in his honor * Award "Man of the Year 2008" (Russian Biographical Institute) * Honorary Member of the

Russian Academy of Arts Russian Academy of Arts (RAKh / rus. РАХ, Росси́йская акаде́мия худо́жеств) is the State scientific Institution of Russian Federation, eligible heir to the USSR Academy of Arts. RAKh is the public cultural Insti ...

* Corresponding Member of

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(1992) * Award of the

Federal Security Service The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) RF; rus, Федеральная служба безопасности Российской Федерации (ФСБ России), Federal'naya sluzhba bezopasnosti Rossiyskoy Feder ...

in the "acting job" for the creation of highly image security personnel in the domestic film industry (2010) * Order of Honour (2010) *

Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow The Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow (russian: Орден святого благоверного князя Даниила Московского) is an award of the Russian Orthodox Church, established in 1988. There are three classes. Hist ...

(Russian Orthodox Church) * Medal "Glory of Chita» (No. 1) Actor from Chita is preparing for an anniversary
, zabmedia.ru, June 16, 2010. Accessed September 11, 2016. * Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd Class, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (Japan, 2011)

Selected filmography

* ''

A Mother's Heart ''A Mother's Heart'' (russian: Сердце матери, Serdtse materi) is a 1965 Soviet historical revolutionary film directed by Mark Donskoy. Donskoy was awarded USSR State Prize for the film in 1968. Plot The film follows the formative year ...

'' (1965) * ''

Strong with Spirit ''Strong with Spirit'' (russian: Сильные духом, Silnye dukhom) is a 1967 Soviet spy film directed by Viktor Georgiyev based on a screenplay by Anatoli Grebnev and Aleksandr Lukin. It tells the story of the Soviet intelligence officer ...

'' (1967) * ''

'' (1969) * '' The Red Tent'' (1969) * ''

Dauria Transbaikal, Trans-Baikal, Transbaikalia ( rus, Забайка́лье, r=Zabaykalye, p=zəbɐjˈkalʲjɪ), or Dauria (, ''Dauriya'') is a mountainous region to the east of or "beyond" (trans-) Lake Baikal in Far Eastern Russia. The steppe an ...

'' (1971) * ''

'' (1975) * '' Melodies of a White Night'' (1976) * '' An Ordinary Miracle'' (1978) * '' School Waltz'' (1978) * ''

Die Fledermaus ' (, ''The Flittermouse'' or ''The Bat'', sometimes called ''The Revenge of the Bat'') is an operetta composed by Johann Strauss II to a German libretto by Karl Haffner and Richard Genée, which premiered in 1874. Background The original ...

'' (1979) * ''

Moon Rainbow ''Moon Rainbow'' (russian: Лунная радуга, Lunnaya raduga) is a 1983 Soviet science fiction film directed by Andrei Yermash based on the novel of the same name by Sergei Pavlov about a person gaining inexplicable extrasensory properties ...

'' (1983) * '' TASS Is Authorized to Declare...'' (1984) * ''

Sofia Kovalevskaya Sofya Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya (russian: link=no, Софья Васильевна Ковалевская), born Korvin-Krukovskaya ( – 10 February 1891), was a Russian mathematician who made noteworthy contributions to analysis, partial differen ...

'' (1985) * ''

Anna Karamazoff ''Anna Karamazoff'' (russian: Анна Карамазофф) is a 1991 Soviet drama film directed by Rustam Khamdamov. It was entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Jeanne Moreau as Woman (voice by Svetlana Nemolyayeva and Olga V ...

'' (1991) * ''

Dreams of Russia Dreams of Russian ( ja, おろしや国酔夢譚, Oroshiyakoku Suimutan; russian: Сны о России, Sni o Rossii) is a 1992 Japanese-Russian period film directed and co-written by Jun'ya Satō. It is based on a book of the same name by Japa ...

'' (1992) * ''

Moscow Saga ''Moscow Saga'' (russian: Московская сага, Moscovskaya Saga) is a Russian television series loosely based on the eponymous trilogy Vasily Aksyonov. The shooting took place in the winter and spring of 2004. It aired from 11 October t ...

'' (2004)

References

External links

*
Solomin's page at the Malyi Theatre's website
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