Boris Vasilyevich Shchukin (; — 7 October 1939) was a Russian and Soviet actor, theater director and pedagogue. In 1936, Shchukin was among the first group of recipients of the honorary title of

People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR, also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. The term is confusingly used to translate two Russian language titles: Народный арти ...

. In 1941, he was posthumously awarded the Stalin Prize. He was most famous for his portrayals of

Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov ( 187021 January 1924), better known as Vladimir Lenin, was a Russian revolutionary, politician and political theorist. He was the first head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 until Death and state funeral of ...

.Советский актёр, заложивший традиции исполнения роли Ленина
/ref> On October 7, 1939, Shchukin died of

cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is any disease involving the heart or blood vessels. CVDs constitute a class of diseases that includes: coronary artery diseases (e.g. angina, heart attack), heart failure, hypertensive heart disease, rheumati ...

in Moscow.

Filmography

* '' Lyotchiki'' (1935) as Nikolai Rogachyov, commander of aviation school *''Generation of Winners'' (1936) as Aleksandr Mikhailov * '' Lenin in October'' (1937) as Vladimir Lenin * ''

Lenin in 1918 ''Lenin in 1918'' (, ''Lenin v 1918 godu'') is a Soviet biographical drama film released in 1939. It gives the background of the Russian Civil War after the October Revolution. The film was directed by Mikhail Romm with E. Aron and I. Simkov as ...

'' (1939) as Vladimir Lenin

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* 1894 births 1939 deaths Male actors from Moscow People from Moskovsky Uyezd Russian drama teachers Russian male film actors Russian male stage actors Soviet drama teachers Soviet male film actors Soviet male stage actors Soviet theatre directors 20th-century Russian male actors Vladimir Lenin Russian military personnel of World War I Soviet military personnel of the Russian Civil War People's Artists of the USSR Honored Artists of the RSFSR Recipients of the Stalin Prize Recipients of the Order of Lenin Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery {{USSR-actor-stub