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Oleg Ivanovich Yankovsky (russian: Оле́г Ива́нович Янко́вский; 23 February 1944 – 20 May 2009) was a
Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...
and Russian actor who excelled in psychologically sophisticated roles of modern intellectuals. In 1991, he became, together with Sofia Pilyavskaya, the last person to be named a
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 ...
.


Biography


Early life

Oleg Ivanovich Yankovsky was born on 23 February 1944 in Jezkazgan, Kazakh SSR (now
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
). His family was of noble Russian,
Belarusian Belarusian may refer to: * Something of, or related to Belarus * Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent * A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus * Belarusian language * Belarusian culture * Belarusian cuisine * Byelor ...
and
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ancestry. His father, Ivan Pavlovich, was Life-Guards Semenovsky regiment's Stabskapitän. Yankovsky's father was arrested during the purges in the Red Army after the Tukhachevsky case and was deported with his family to Kazakhstan, where he died in the camps of the
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system. After the death of Stalin, the Yankovsky family was able to leave Central Asia for
Saratov Saratov (, ; rus, Сара́тов, a=Ru-Saratov.ogg, p=sɐˈratəf) is the largest city and administrative center of Saratov Oblast, Russia, and a major port on the Volga River upstream (north) of Volgograd. Saratov had a population of 901,36 ...
. Oleg's eldest brother, Rostislav, after graduating from the Saratov Theater School, went to Minsk to play at the Russian Theater. He took 14-year-old Oleg with him due to financial concerns, as in the family there was only one breadwinner – middle brother Nikolay. In Minsk, youngest Yankovsky made his debut on the stage – it was necessary to substitute the sick performer of the episodic role of the boy in the play ''The Drummer''.


Career

After leaving school, Yankovsky returned to Saratov, where in 1965 he graduated from the Saratov Theater School. After graduation, he was accepted into the troupe of the Saratov Drama Theater, where for eight years of work he played a number of leading roles. After success in the role of Prince Myshkin in the play ''
The Idiot ''The Idiot'' ( pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Идиот, Idiót) is a novel by the 19th-century Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. It was first published serially in the journal ''The Russian Messenger'' in 1868–69. The title is an ...
'' in 1973, he was invited to the Lenkom Theatre. Yankovsky's film career was launched when he was cast in two movies '' The Shield and the Sword'' (1968) by director
Vladimir Basov Vladimir Pavlovich Basov (russian: link=no, Владимир Павлович Басов; 28 July 192317 September 1987) was a Soviet Russian actor, film director and screenwriter. People's Artist of the USSR (1983). Biography Vladimir Basov was ...
about World War II and ''
Two Comrades Were Serving ''Two Comrades Were Serving'' (russian: Служили два товарища, translit. ''Sluzhili dva tovarishcha'') is a 1968 Soviet war film directed by Yevgeny Karelov with a script by Yuli Dunsky and Valeri Frid. The film is about the ...
'' (1968) by Yevgeni Karelov about Russian Civil War. During his prolific screen career, Yankovsky appeared in many film adaptations of Russian classics, notably ''
A Hunting Accident ''A Hunting Accident'' (russian: Мой ласковый и нежный зверь, Moy laskovyy i nezhnyy zver, My Affectionate and Tender Beast) is a 1978 Soviet romantic drama directed by Emil Loteanu. It was entered into the 1978 Cannes Film ...
'' (1977) and ''
The Kreutzer Sonata ''The Kreutzer Sonata'' (russian: Крейцерова соната, ) is a novella by Leo Tolstoy, named after Beethoven's Violin Sonata No. 9 (Beethoven), Kreutzer Sonata. The novella was published in 1889, and was promptly censored by the Rus ...
'' (1987). A leading actor of Mark Zakharov's Lenkom Theatre since 1975, he starred in the TV versions of the theatre's productions, '' An Ordinary Miracle'' (1978) and ''
The Very Same Munchhausen ''The Very Same Munchhausen'' ( rus, Тот самый Мюнхгаузен, Tot samyy Myunkhgauzen, alt. translation - ''That Very Münchhausen'') is a 1979 Soviet fantasy dramedy television film directed by Mark Zakharov, based on a script b ...
'' (1979) being the most notable. For his role in Roman Balayan's ''
Flights in Dreams and Reality ''Flights in Dreams and Reality'' (russian: Полёты во сне и наяву, Polyoty vo sne i nayavu) is a 1983 Soviet drama film directed by Roman Balayan, written by Viktor Merezhko, dealing with the subject matter of midlife crisis. Th ...
'' (1984), Yankovsky was awarded the
USSR State Prize The USSR State Prize (russian: links=no, Государственная премия СССР, Gosudarstvennaya premiya SSSR) was the Soviet Union's state honor. It was established on 9 September 1966. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, t ...
. He has been better known abroad for his parts in Tarkovsky's movies ''
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'' (as the father) and '' Nostalghia'' (in the main role). In the early 1990s, Yankovsky also played quite different roles in Georgiy Daneliya’s tragic comedy ''
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'' (1990) and in Karen Shakhnazarov’s historical and psychological drama ''
The Assassin of the Tsar ''The Assassin of the Tsar'' (russian: Цареубийца, Tsareubiytsa) is a 1991 Soviet drama film, starring Malcolm McDowell and Oleg Yankovsky. It was entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. There are two versions. One is filmed in Englis ...
'' (1991). In 1991, he was the President of the Jury at the
17th Moscow International Film Festival The 17th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 8 to 19 July 1991. The Golden St. George was awarded to the Soviet-German film ''Spotted Dog Running at the Edge of the Sea'' directed by Karen Gevorkian. Jury * Oleg Yankovsky (Soviet Un ...
. Starting in 1993, Yankovsky ran the Kinotavr Film Festival in
Sochi Sochi ( rus, Со́чи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg) is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi River, along the Black Sea in Southern Russia, with a population of 466,078 residents, up to 600,000 residents in ...
. He continued to receive awards for his work with several
Nika Award The Nika Award (sometimes styled NIKA Award) is the main annual national film award in Russia, presented by the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Science, and seen as the national equivalent of the Oscars. History The award was established i ...
s from the Russian Film Academy for his directorial debut ''
Come Look at Me ''Come Look at Me'' (russian: Приходи на меня посмотреть, Prikhodi na menya posmotret) is a 2001 Russian romantic comedy set around New Year celebrations, directed by Oleg Yankovsky and Mikhail Agranovich. The film was Yan ...
'' (2001) and Valery Todorovsky's ''Lyubovnik'' (2002). He appeared as Count Pahlen in ''
Poor Poor Paul ''Poor Poor Paul'' (russian: Бедный, бедный Павел, Bednyy bednyy Pavel) is a 2003 Russian historical drama film. It is a biopic of Czar of Russia, Czar Paul I of Russia and the final film of the historical trilogy of Vitaly Melniko ...
'' (2004) and as Komarovsky in a TV adaptation of ''
Doctor Zhivago ''Doctor Zhivago'' is the title of a novel by Boris Pasternak and its various adaptations. Description The story, in all of its forms, describes the life of the fictional Russian physician and poet Yuri Zhivago and deals with love and loss during ...
'' (2006), directed by Oleg Menshikov. The last film Yankovsky appeared in was ''
Tsar Tsar ( or ), also spelled ''czar'', ''tzar'', or ''csar'', is a title used by East Slavs, East and South Slavs, South Slavic monarchs. The term is derived from the Latin word ''Caesar (title), caesar'', which was intended to mean "emperor" i ...
'', which was released in 2009 and demonstrated at the
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on 17 May 2009, just three days before his death. Yankovsky played the sophisticated role of
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in his last film.


Death

On 20 May 2009, Yankovsky died from
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in Moscow, aged 65. A civil funeral took place at Lenkom theater. His burial was held on 22 May 2009 at
Novodevichy Cemetery Novodevichy Cemetery ( rus, Новоде́вичье кла́дбище, Novodevichye kladbishche) is a cemetery in Moscow. It lies next to the southern wall of the 16th-century Novodevichy Convent, which is the city's third most popular tourist ...
in the presence of his close relatives only.


Personal life

*Wife – Lyudmila Zorina (born 1 May 1941), actress, Honored Artist of Russia. *Son –
Filipp Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularize ...
(born 10 October 1968), actor and film director. *Daughter-in-law – Oksana Fandera (born 7 November 1967), actress. *Grandchildren – Ivan (born 30 October 1990), actor; Elizaveta (born 1 May 1994). *Brothers –
Rostislav Yankovsky Rostislav Ivanovich Yankovsky ( be, Расціслаў Іванавіч Янкоўскі, russian: Ростислав Иванович Янковский; 5 February 1930 – 26 June 2016) was a Belarusian actor. He was born in Odessa on 5 Feb ...
(5 February 1930 – 26 June 2016), actor, People's Artist of the USSR; Nikolai Ivanovich Yankovsky (26 July 1941 – 25 May 2015), deputy director of the Saratov Puppet Theater "Teremok". *Nephew – Igor Yankovsky (born 29 April 1951), actor.


Filmography

* ''O lyubvi'' (1966) as Andrei * '' The Shield and the Sword'' (''Щит и меч'') (1968, TV Mini-Series) as Heinrich Schwarzkopf * ''
Two Comrades Were Serving ''Two Comrades Were Serving'' (russian: Служили два товарища, translit. ''Sluzhili dva tovarishcha'') is a 1968 Soviet war film directed by Yevgeny Karelov with a script by Yuli Dunsky and Valeri Frid. The film is about the ...
'' (''Служили два товарища'') (1968) as Andrei Nekrasov * '' Wait For Me, Anna'' (''Жди меня, Анна'') (1969) as Sergei Novikov * '' Those Who Have Kept the Fire'' (''Сохранившие огонь'') (1970, TV Movie) as Semen * '' I Am Francysk Skaryna'' (''Я, Франциск Скорина'') (1970) as Francysk Skaryna * '' About Love'' (''О любви'') (1970) as Andrew, a friend of Nicholas * '' Atonement'' (''Расплата'') (1970) as Alexis Platov * '' Operation "Holtsauge"'' (''Операция "Хольцауге"'') (1970) as Frank Ritter * '' Racers'' (''Гонщики'') (1972) as Nikolai Sergachev * ''
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'' (''Гнев'') (1974) as Leonte Chebotaru * '' Under a Stone Sky'' (''Под каменным небом'') (1974) as Jasjika, soldat * '' Unexpected Joy'' (''Нечаянные радости'') (1974) as Alexei Kanin (The film was not finished) * ''
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'' (''Сержант милиции'') (1974) as Criminal nicknamed Prince * ''
Mirror A mirror or looking glass is an object that Reflection (physics), reflects an image. Light that bounces off a mirror will show an image of whatever is in front of it, when focused through the lens of the eye or a camera. Mirrors reverse the ...
'' (''Зеркало'') (1975) as the father * '' Bonus'' (''Премия'') (1975) as Lev Solomahin * ''
The Captivating Star of Happiness ''The Captivating Star of Happiness'' (russian: Звезда пленительного счастья, Zvezda plenitelnogo schastya, The Star of Fascinating Happiness) is a 1975 Soviet Union, Soviet historical drama. The title is an allusion to a ...
'' (''Звезда пленительного счастья'') (1975) as Kondraty Ryleyev * '' Theater - this is my home'' (''Мой дом - театр'') (1975) as Dmitri A. Gorev, provincial tragedian * ''
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'' (''Доверие'') (1976) as Georgy Pyatakov * ''
Other people's letters ''Other People's Letters'' (russian: Чужие письма) is a 1975 Soviet drama film directed by Ilya Averbakh. Plot The film tells about a teacher of mathematics, who takes her student to her family, who as a result begins to feel like a m ...
'' (''Чужие письма'') (1976) as Zhenya Priakhin * '' Sentimental Romance'' (''Сентиментальный роман'') (1976) as Ilya Gorodetsky * '' Seventy-two degrees below zero'' (''Семьдесят два градуса ниже нуля'') (1976) as navigator Sergey Popov * '' Retired colonel'' (''Полковник в отставке'') (1977) as Alexei, son of colonel * '' Word for protection'' (''Слово для защиты'') (1976) as Ruslan Shevernev * '' Long criminal case'' (''Длинное, длинное дело'') (1977) as attorney Vladimir Vorontsov * '' Sweet Woman'' (''Сладкая женщина'') (1977) as Tikhon Sokolov * ''
Wrong Connection ''Wrong Connection'' (russian: Обратная связь) is a 1977 Soviet drama film directed by :ru:Трегубович, Виктор Иванович, Viktor Tregubovich. Plot The film tells about the problems of construction: premature co ...
'' (''Обратная связь'') (1977) as Leonid Aleksandrovich Sakulin * ''
A Hunting Accident ''A Hunting Accident'' (russian: Мой ласковый и нежный зверь, Moy laskovyy i nezhnyy zver, My Affectionate and Tender Beast) is a 1978 Soviet romantic drama directed by Emil Loteanu. It was entered into the 1978 Cannes Film ...
'' (''Мой ласковый и нежный зверь'') (1978) as Sergey Kamyshev * '' An Ordinary Miracle'' (''Обыкновенное чудо'') (1979, TV Movie) as The Wizard * '' Turnabout'' (''Поворот'') (1979) as Victor Vedeneev * ''
The Very Same Munchhausen ''The Very Same Munchhausen'' ( rus, Тот самый Мюнхгаузен, Tot samyy Myunkhgauzen, alt. translation - ''That Very Münchhausen'') is a 1979 Soviet fantasy dramedy television film directed by Mark Zakharov, based on a script b ...
'' (''Тот самый Мюнхгаузен'') (1979, TV Movie) as Baron Munchausen * '' Open book'' (''Открытая книга'') (1979) as Raevski * '' We are the undersigned'' (''Мы, нижеподписавшиеся...'') (1981, TV Movie) as Gennady Semenov * '' The Belkin Tales. The Shot'' (''Повести Белкина. Выстрел'') (1981) as Count * ''
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'' (''Собака Баскервилей'') (1981, TV Mini-Series) as Jack Stapleton * '' Hat'' (''Шляпа'') (1981) as Dmitri Denisov * '' Love by Request'' (''Влюблен по собственному желанию'') (1983) as Igor Bragin * ''
The House That Swift Built ''The House That Swift Built'' (russian: Дом, который построил Свифт, Dom, kotoriy postroil Svift) is a 1982 Soviet fantasy comedy film directed by Mark Zakharov based on the eponymous play by Grigori Gorin about Irish satir ...
'' (''Дом, который построил Свифт'') (1982, TV Movie) as
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* ''
Flights in Dreams and Reality ''Flights in Dreams and Reality'' (russian: Полёты во сне и наяву, Polyoty vo sne i nayavu) is a 1983 Soviet drama film directed by Roman Balayan, written by Viktor Merezhko, dealing with the subject matter of midlife crisis. Th ...
'' (''Полёты во сне и наяву'') (1983) as Sergey Makarov * '' Nostalghia'' (''Ностальгия'') (1983) as Andrei Gorchakov * ''
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'' (''Поцелуй'') (1983, TV Movie) as staff captain Michael Ryabovitch * '' Two hussar'' (''Два гусара'') (1984) as Count Fyodor Turbin * '' Keep me, my talisman'' (''Храни меня, мой талисман'') (1986) as Alexey * ''
The Kreutzer Sonata ''The Kreutzer Sonata'' (russian: Крейцерова соната, ) is a novella by Leo Tolstoy, named after Beethoven's Violin Sonata No. 9 (Beethoven), Kreutzer Sonata. The novella was published in 1889, and was promptly censored by the Rus ...
'' (''Крейцерова соната'') (1987) as Vasily Pozdnyshev * '' Tracker'' (''Филёр'') (1987) as Vorobyov * '' To Kill a Dragon'' (''Убить Дракона'') (1988) as Dragon * ''
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'' (''Мой двадцатый век'') (1989) as Z * '' Mado, Hold for Pick Up'' (1990) as director Jean-Marie * ''
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'' (''Паспорт'') (1990) as Boris * ''
The Assassin of the Tsar ''The Assassin of the Tsar'' (russian: Цареубийца, Tsareubiytsa) is a 1991 Soviet drama film, starring Malcolm McDowell and Oleg Yankovsky. It was entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. There are two versions. One is filmed in Englis ...
'' (''Цареубийца'') (1991) as Dr.Smirnov / Tsar Nicholas II * '' Dreams of Russia'' (''Сны о России'') (1992) as
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* '' Dark'' (''Тьма'') (1992) as Terrorist * ''
Me Ivan, You Abraham ''Me Ivan, You Abraham'' (french: Moi Ivan, toi Abraham; be, Я — Іван, ты — Абрам, italic=yes) is a 1993 French-Belarusian film written and directed by Yolande Zauberman. It won the Award of the Youth (French film) at the 1993 Ca ...
'' (''Я - Иван, ты - Абрам'') (1993) as Prince * ''Terra incognita'' (1994) as Odi Atragon * ''
Mute Witness ''Mute Witness'' is a 1995 horror film written, directed, and produced by Anthony Waller, and starring Alec Guinness, Marina Zudina, and Fay Ripley. Its plot follows a mute American makeup artist working on a slasher film in Moscow, who is pu ...
'' ''(Немой свидетель)'' (1995) as Larsen * ''...Pervaya lyubov'' (1995) * ''
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 ...
'' (''Ревизор'') (1996) as Judge Lyapkin-Tyapkin * ''
The Fatal Eggs ''The Fatal Eggs'' (russian: Роковые яйца, ) is a novella by Mikhail Bulgakov, a Soviet novelist and playwright whose most famous work is ''The Master and Margarita''. It was written in 1924 and first published in 1925. The novel becam ...
'' (''Роковые яйца'') (1996) as Vladimir Ipat'evich Persikov * ''Muzhchina dlya molodoy zhenshchiny'' (1996) * ''Milyy drug davno zabytykh let...'' (1996) * ''Alissa'' (1998) as Kosicz * ''Rayskoye yablochko'' (1998) as Zhora * '' Paradise apple'' (''Райское яблочко'') (1998) as George * ''
Chinese Service ''Chinese Service'' (russian: Китайскій сервизъ, Kitayskiy serviz) is a 1999 Russian comedy film directed by Vitaly Moskalenko. Plot The film takes place in 1913 on a ship leaving the Volga from Tsaritsyn to Nizhny Novgorod to ...
'' (''Китайский сервиз'') (1999) as Count Stroganov * ''
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'' (''Человек, который плакал'') (2000) as Father * '' Town Musicians of Bremen&Co'' (''Бременские музыканты и Со'') (2000) as Old
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* ''
Come Look at Me ''Come Look at Me'' (russian: Приходи на меня посмотреть, Prikhodi na menya posmotret) is a 2001 Russian romantic comedy set around New Year celebrations, directed by Oleg Yankovsky and Mikhail Agranovich. The film was Yan ...
'' (''Приходи на меня посмотреть'') (2001) as Igor * ''Patul lui Procust'' (2002) as George Ladima * '' The Lover'' (''Любовник'') (2002) as Dmitry Charyshev * ''
Poor Poor Paul ''Poor Poor Paul'' (russian: Бедный, бедный Павел, Bednyy bednyy Pavel) is a 2003 Russian historical drama film. It is a biopic of Czar of Russia, Czar Paul I of Russia and the final film of the historical trilogy of Vitaly Melniko ...
'' (''Бедный, бедный Павел'') (2003) as Count Pahlen * ''
Doctor Zhivago ''Doctor Zhivago'' is the title of a novel by Boris Pasternak and its various adaptations. Description The story, in all of its forms, describes the life of the fictional Russian physician and poet Yuri Zhivago and deals with love and loss during ...
'' (''Доктор Живаго'') (2006, TV Mini-Series) as Komarovsky * ''
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'' (''Без вины виноватые'') (2008) as Gregory Muroff * ''
Stilyagi Stilyagi ( rus, стиляги, p=sʲtʲɪˈlʲæɡʲɪ, "stylish, style hunters") were members of a youth counterculture from the late 1940s until the early 1960s in the Soviet Union. A stilyaga ( rus, стиляга, p=sʲtʲɪˈlʲaɡə) w ...
'' (''Стиляги'') (2008) as Fred's father * '' Birds of Paradise'' (''Райские птицы'') (2008) as Nicholas * ''
Tsar Tsar ( or ), also spelled ''czar'', ''tzar'', or ''csar'', is a title used by East Slavs, East and South Slavs, South Slavic monarchs. The term is derived from the Latin word ''Caesar (title), caesar'', which was intended to mean "emperor" i ...
'' (''Царь'') (2009) as Metropolitan Philip Kolychev * '' Anna Karenina'' (''Анна Каренина'') (2009, TV Mini-Series) as Alexei Karenin (final appearance)


Honours and awards

;Soviet and Russian awards * 1977 – Honored Artist of the RSFSR * 1984 – People's Artist of the RSFSR * 1987 –
USSR State Prize The USSR State Prize (russian: links=no, Государственная премия СССР, Gosudarstvennaya premiya SSSR) was the Soviet Union's state honor. It was established on 9 September 1966. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, t ...
– for his role in "Flights in dream and reality" * 1989 – Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR – for role in "The Kreutzer Sonata" * 1991 –
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 ...
* 28 December 1995 –
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 ...
, 4th class – for services to the state, many years of fruitful work in the arts and culture * 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 ...
- the main role in Anton Chekhov's play "The Seagull" at the Moscow State Theatre, (Lenkom) * 2002 –
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 ...
- the main role in the play "Jester Balakirev" of the Moscow State Theatre * 11 August 2007 –
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 ...
, 3rd class – for his great contribution to the development of theatrical art, and many years of fruitful activity * 23 February 2009 –
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 ...
, 2nd class – for outstanding contributions to the development of domestic theatrical and cinematic arts ;Cinematic and public awards * 1977 –
Lenin Komsomol Prize Lenin Komsomol Prize () was a Soviet annual award for the best works in science, engineering, literature or art carried out by young authors of age not exceeding 33 years. Komsomol was the abbreviated name of The Communist Union of Youth (Russia ...
– "for talented contemporary incarnation of the images in the movie" * 1983 – Best Actor of the Year – for starring in the film '' Love by Request'' (according to a poll of the magazine "Soviet Screen") * 1983 – Winner of the category "Best actor" of the All-Union Film Festival * 1988 – Prize for Best Actor (in the film "Filer") at Valladolid International Film Festival * 1989 – Award "for outstanding contributions to the profession" at the "Constellation" (Sozvezdie) film festival for his role in ''To Kill a Dragon'' * 1991 –
Nika Award The Nika Award (sometimes styled NIKA Award) is the main annual national film award in Russia, presented by the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Science, and seen as the national equivalent of the Oscars. History The award was established i ...
, three times; in the "Actor", for Best Actor in the film "Regicide" and for Best Actor in the film "Passport" * 2001 – Award for Best Actor at the Sochi Open Russian Film Festival Kinotavr – for the film "Come Look at Me" * 2001 – Prize of the Russian Cultural Foundation at ORFF Kinotavr in Sochi * 2001 – Grand Prix "Gold" Listapad at the
Minsk International Film Festival "Listapad" Listapad ( be, Лістапад, ''meaning "November"''), also known as Minsk International Film Festival (MIFF) or Minsk International Film Festival Listapad, is an annual film festival which takes place in November in Minsk, Belarus. It is th ...
– for his role in "Come look at me" * 2001 – First place in the competition "Vyborg Account" at the film festival "Window to Europe" in
Vyborg Vyborg (; rus, Вы́борг, links=1, r=Výborg, p=ˈvɨbərk; fi, Viipuri ; sv, Viborg ; german: Wiborg ) is a town in, and the administrative center of, Vyborgsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It lies on the Karelian Isthmus ne ...
– for the film "Come Look at Me" * 2001 – Stanislavsky Theatre Prize – for the main role in the play "Jester Balakirev" of the Moscow State Theatre, "Lenk" 4* 2002 –
Nika Award The Nika Award (sometimes styled NIKA Award) is the main annual national film award in Russia, presented by the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Science, and seen as the national equivalent of the Oscars. History The award was established i ...
– for Best Actor in the film "The Lover" * 2002 – The award "Golden Aries" – for Best Actor in the film "The Lover" * 2002 – Award for Best Actor at the ORFF "Kinotavr" in Sochi – for his role in "The Lover" * 2002 – Award for Best Actor at the festival "Constellation" – for his role in the movie "The Lover" * 2002 – Winner of "Idol" in the "Idol of the Year" – for the main role in the play "Jester Balakirev" of the Moscow State Theatre, "Lenk" and for his role in "Come look at me" * 2003 – Golden Eagle Award – for Best Supporting Actor in the film "Poor, Poor Pavel" * 2003 – Special Award from the Administration of
Krasnodar Krai Krasnodar Krai (russian: Краснода́рский край, r=Krasnodarsky kray, p=krəsnɐˈdarskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the North Caucasus region in Southern Russia and administratively a part of t ...
ORFF "Kinotavr" in Sochi * 2005 – Theatre Prize "Hit of the Season" – for the play "Tout payé", or "Paid by all" * 2006 – Golden Eagle Award – for Best Actor on Television (in multiserial film "Doctor Zhivago") * 2006 – Prize of the Russian Television Academy
TEFI TEFI (russian: ТЭФИ) is an annual award given in the Russian television industry, presented by the Russian Academy of Television. It has been awarded since 1994. TEFI is presented in various sectors (up to 50 nominations in 2008), such as tele ...
– for best actor on television (in multiserial film "Doctor Zhivago") * 2007 – Award "Triumph" * 2008 – Public award – the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky, "For Fatherland and work" * 2009 – Award "Triumph" * 2009 –
Stanislavsky Award Stanislavsky Award (Full title of the prize: "I Believe. Konstantin Stanislavski") is a special prize awarded since 2001 at the Moscow International Film Festival for the outstanding achievement in the career of acting and devotion to the principl ...
(posthumously given to his son
Filipp Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularize ...
) * 2009 – Prize "long-term President" Kinotavr – for outstanding contribution to Russian cinema" (posthumously) * 2009 – Award for Best Actor at the "Constellation" (Sozvezdie) film festival – a starring role in "Anna Karenina" (posthumously) * 2010 – Golden Eagle Special Prize for his contribution to the development of national cinema (posthumously) * 2010 – Nika Award for 2009 – "Best Actor" (posthumously), for the combination of roles in the film "Anna Karenina" and "King"


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