Artyom Nikolaevich Bystrov (; born March 19, 1985) is a Russian actor. He appeared in 40 films. Winner of the Leopard for Best Actor on
Locarno Festival
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Russian SFSR
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Soviet Union
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Nizhny Novgorod
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Russia
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). He studied at the ''Nizhny Novgorod Theater School'', after which he moved to Moscow, where he entered the ''
Moscow Art Theatre School
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