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Eduard Yakovlevich Volodarsky (russian: link=no, Эдуард Яковлевич Володарский; 3 February 1941 – 8 October 2012) was a Soviet and Russian screenwriter, writer and playwright. He was named Honoured Artist of the
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in 1987, awarded the Order of Honour in 2002 and 4th class
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 ...
in 2011 for his contribution to the development of national cinema.


Biography

Eduard Volodarsky was born in Kharkov (today's Kharkiv,
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) to a Russian mother and a
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ish fatherAlexandra Pryazhnikova.
Roads of Eduard Volodarsky
' interview at the ''Moscow and Muscovites'' magazine № 7–8, 2005 (in Russian) who had recently graduated from a technical university. His mother Maria Yakovlevna Brigova came from peasants of the
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. With the start of the
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they were evacuated to Aktyubinsk,
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.
, 2010 (in Russian) Eduard never knew his father, Yakov Isaakovich Volodarsky, who was killed at front. His mother served as an
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investigator and married an NKVD officer. In 1947 the family moved to Moscow. Eduard didn't get along with his stepfather and spent his free time in the streets with hooligans. That's when he met
Vladimir Vysotsky Vladimir Semyonovich Vysotsky ( rus, links=no, Владимир Семёнович Высоцкий, p=vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr sʲɪˈmʲɵnəvʲɪtɕ vɨˈsotskʲɪj; 25 January 1938 – 25 July 1980), was a Soviet singer-songwriter, poet, and actor ...
, who became his best friend.Anna Balueva, Raisa Murashkina.
Eduard Volodarsky's widow
' interview at ''
Komsomolskaya Pravda ''Komsomolskaya Pravda'' (russian: link=no, Комсомольская правда; lit. "Komsomol Truth") is a daily Russian tabloid newspaper, founded on 13 March 1925. History and profile During the Soviet era, ''Komsomolskaya Pravda'' wa ...
'', October 9, 2012 (in Russian) Volodarsky was
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at the age of six under the Fyodor name and remained in the
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for the rest of his life.Elena Yampolskaya.
Eduard Volodarsky: "Russian people are not as simple as it might seem"
' interview from the ''Culture'' newspaper, June 15, 2012 (in Russian) He started writing stories and poetry at school. Upon graduation he tried to enter the MSU Faculty of Geology, but failed and joined a geological expedition. He spent some years working as a driller at the Russian North. At one point he sent his stories to the contest organized by the
VGIK The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (russian: Всероссийский государственный институт кинематографии имени Sergei Gerasimov (film director), С. А. Герасимова, meaning ''All-R ...
Screenwriting Faculty and received an invitation. In 1962 he returned to Moscow and passed the entering exams, but was expelled in 1.5 years for a restaurant fight. Volodarsky was later restored and in 1968 finished
Yevgeny Gabrilovich Yevgeny Iosifovich Gabrilovich (russian: Евге́ний Ио́сифович Габрило́вич; 29 September 1899 – 5 December 1993) was a Soviet and Russian writer, playwright and screenwriter. He wrote for 29 films between 1936 a ...
's course. He quickly turned into one of the most prolific Soviet screenwriters, often producing 3–5 screenplays per year (over 80 screenplays in total). In 1971 Aleksei German directed '' Trial of the Road'' adapted from Volodarsky's screenplay which was, in turn, based on Yuri German's novel. The story touched a controversial theme of a
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collaborator who wanted to join Soviet partisans and was put to the test. The role had been written with Vysotsky in mind, but German rejected him. Despite getting approval from influential people like
Konstantin Simonov Konstantin Mikhailovich Simonov, born Kirill Mikhailovich Simonov (russian: link= no, Константин Михайлович Симонов, – 28 August 1979), was a Soviet author, war poet, playwright and wartime correspondent, arguab ...
, it was labelled as "anti-Soviet" by
Mikhail Suslov Mikhail Andreyevich Suslov (russian: Михаи́л Андре́евич Су́слов; 25 January 1982) was a Soviet statesman during the Cold War. He served as Second Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1965, and as ...
. Described as "deforming the image of the heroic time, of Soviet people who stood up to fight German fascists on the occupied territories", it was banned for 15 years and released only in 1986. The film crew 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 ...
for it in 1988. Same happened to ''
My Friend Ivan Lapshin ''My Friend Ivan Lapshin'' (russian: Мой друг Иван Лапшин, translit=''Moy drug Ivan Lapshin'') is a 1985 Soviet crime drama directed by Aleksei German and produced by Lenfilm, based on a novel by Yuri German adapted by Eduard Vo ...
'' which was shelved for three years and then awarded the Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR. In 1974
Nikita Mikhalkov Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov (russian: Никита Сергеевич Михалков; born 21 October 1945) is a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, actor, and head of the Russian Cinematographers' Union. Mikhalkov is a three-time laureate of the ...
made his directorial debut with ''
At Home Among Strangers ''Friend to Foes, Foe to Friends'' (russian: Свой среди чужих, чужой среди своих; ''Svoy sredi chuzhikh, chuzhoy sredi svoikh'') is a 1974 Soviet film starring Yuri Bogatyryov and Anatoly Solonitsyn and directed by Ni ...
'', a Red Western about a group of friends – former
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soldiers, now Chekists – who investigated a train robbery, resulting in a heist reminiscent of the '' Great Train Robbery''. It was based on the ''Red Gold'' novel by Mikhalkov and Volodarsky. Full of symbolism and innovative filming techniques, it quickly turned into a cult classic, bolstering the career of the young director. Volodarsky also experienced a successful theatre career after rewriting his early unfilmed screenplay into the ''Our Debts'' play. Staged by
Oleg Yefremov Oleg Nikolayevich Yefremov (russian: Оле́г Никола́евич Ефре́мов, 1 October 1927, Moscow, Soviet Union – 24 May 2000, Moscow, Russia) was a Soviet and Russian actor and Moscow Art Theatre producer. He was a People's Artis ...
at the Moscow Art Theatre, it drew a full house for 10 years straight and was eventually adapted into a movie. According to Volodarsky, at the time his plays were staged all over the USSR and he earned 4000
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s monthly, which was five times more than a minister's salary, yet he and Vysotsky spent all money on booze. During late 1980s he began writing historical and biographical novels; some of them were also made into TV series. He was among the few Soviet screenwriters still in great demand after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Among his last works was a TV adaptation of
Vasily Grossman Vasily Semyonovich Grossman (russian: Васи́лий Семёнович Гро́ссман; 12 December (29 November, Julian calendar) 1905 – 14 September 1964) was a Soviet writer and journalist. Born to a Jewish family in Ukraine, then pa ...
's '' Life and Fate'' novel released posthumously. In the interview that preceded the premiere Volodarsky described Grossman as a "rotten writer who didn't love the country he lived in" and stated that he read the novel only after signing the contract. He also self-identified as a
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and a White movement supporter while criticizing democracy and
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,
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in particular for being "enemies of their own country... lying too much". Eduard Volodarsky died on 8 October 2012 in his Moscow flat aged 71. He had no health problems according to his widow – his heart simply stopped. He was buried at the
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.Eduard Volodarsky's tomb
/ref> Volodarsky was survived by his wife Farida Abdurrahmanovna Volodarskaya (née Tagirova, born 1939). They met as
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students and spent over 40 years together, yet they left no children.


Selected filmography

*1969 – ''White Explosion'' *1971 – ''
Trial on the Road ''Trial on the Road'' (russian: Проверка на дорогах, translit=''Proverka na dorogakh'') is a 1971 black-and-white Soviet film set in World War II, directed by Aleksey German, starring Rolan Bykov, Anatoly Solonitsyn and Vladimir Z ...
'' *1974 – ''
At Home Among Strangers ''Friend to Foes, Foe to Friends'' (russian: Свой среди чужих, чужой среди своих; ''Svoy sredi chuzhikh, chuzhoy sredi svoikh'') is a 1974 Soviet film starring Yuri Bogatyryov and Anatoly Solonitsyn and directed by Ni ...
'' *1977 – ''Our Debts'' *1977 – ''
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'' *1978 – '' Pugachev'' *1980 – ''The Smoke of Fatherland'' *1983 – ''Demidovs'' *1985 – ''
My Friend Ivan Lapshin ''My Friend Ivan Lapshin'' (russian: Мой друг Иван Лапшин, translit=''Moy drug Ivan Lapshin'') is a 1985 Soviet crime drama directed by Aleksei German and produced by Lenfilm, based on a novel by Yuri German adapted by Eduard Vo ...
'' *1987 – ''Farewell, Moscow Gang'' *1987 – '' Moonzund'' *1989–1990 – ''War on the Western Front'' (TV series) *1991 – ''To the Last Limit'' *1993 – ''Trotsky'' *1995 – ''Lonely Gambler'' *2000 – ''Ordinary Bolshevism'' (documentary) *2002 – ''Diary of a Kamikaze'' *2003 – ''The Fifth Angel'' (TV series) *2003 – ''Bayazıt'' (TV series) *2004 – ''The Penal Battalion'' (TV series) *2006 – ''Stolypin... Unlearned Lessons'' (TV series) *2007 – '' Russian Translation'' (TV series) *2008 – '' Black Hunters'' *2008 – '' Dark Planet'' *2009 – '' Wolf Messing: Who Saw through Time'' (TV series) *2011 — ''Dostoevsky'' (TV series) *2011 — '' Burnt by the Sun 2: The Citadel'' *2012 – ''Life and Fate'' (TV series) *2013 – '' Pyotr Leschenko. Everything That Was...'' (TV series) *2013 – ''Vasiliy Stalin'' (TV series) *2014 – '' Grigoriy R.'' (TV series) *2017 – ''Demon of the Revolution'' (TV series, based on the novel)


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