''Zhukovsky'' (russian: Жуковский) is a 1950 Soviet

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directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin and Dmitri Vasilyev, based on the life of Russian scientist Nikolai Zhukovsky (1847–1921), founding father of modern aero- and

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. In 1950 Pudovkin received the Best Director award at the 5th

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for this film. In 1951 Pudovkin, Shebalin, Golovnya, and Belokurov received the Stalin Prize.

Cast

* Yuri Yurovsky – Nikolai Zhukovsky * Ilya Sudakov –

Dmitri Mendeleev Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (sometimes transliterated as Mendeleyev or Mendeleef) ( ; russian: links=no, Дмитрий Иванович Менделеев, tr. , ; 8 February Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates">O.S._27_January.html" ;"title="O ...

* Vladimir Belokurov – Sergey Chaplygin * Vladimir Druzhnikov –

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* Sofiya Giatsintova – Anna Nikolaevna, Zhukovsky's Mother * Oleg Frelikh – Aleksandr Stoletov, professor of the Moscow university * Boris Smirnov * Georgi Yumatov

References

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* 1950 films Soviet biographical drama films Russian biographical drama films Mosfilm films Soviet black-and-white films Films directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin Films directed by Dmitri Vasilyev 1950 drama films Russian black-and-white films 1950s Russian-language films {{bio-film-stub