Nikolai Petrovich Burlyayev (russian: Николай Петрович Бурляев; born 3 August 1946) is a

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and

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n actor and film director. Born into a family of actors, Burlyayev started his career in film and theatre when he was still a child. He is best known for his title role in

Andrei Tarkovsky Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky ( rus, Андрей Арсеньевич Тарковский, p=ɐnˈdrʲej ɐrˈsʲenʲjɪvʲɪtɕ tɐrˈkofskʲɪj; 4 April 1932 – 29 December 1986) was a Russian filmmaker. Widely considered one of the greates ...

's ''

Ivan's Childhood ''Ivan's Childhood'' (russian: Ива́ново де́тство, ''Ivanovo detstvo''), sometimes released as ''My Name Is Ivan'' in the US, is a 1962 Soviet war drama film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. Co-written by Mikhail Papava, Andrei Ko ...

''. He worked with Tarkovsky again four years later, as Boriska in ''

Andrei Rublev Andrei Rublev ( rus, Андре́й Рублёв, p=ɐnˈdrʲej rʊˈblʲɵf , also transliterated as ''Andrey Rublyov'') was a Muscovite icon painter born in the 1360s who died between 1427 and 1430 in Moscow. He is considered to be one of the ...

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in the 2021 parliamentary elections.

Biography

Burlyayev majored in acting at the Shchukin theater school in Moscow, graduating in 1967. Burlyayev is a graduate of the Film Directors’ Faculty of VGIK, where he studied under Mikhail Romm and

Lev Kulidzhanov Lev Aleksandrovich Kulidzhanov (russian: Лев Александрович Кулиджанов; 19 March 1924 – 17 February 2002) was a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter and professor at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. ...

. He graduated in 1975. Burlyayev's film acting debut was the lead in Andrei Konchalovsky's short film ''

The Boy and the Dove ''The Boy and the Dove'' (russian: Мальчик и голубь) is a 1961 Soviet short film directed by Andrey Konchalovsky. Plot The film tells about a boy who dreams of acquiring a dove and depicting him on a wall. He can endlessly watch t ...

'' (1960). As a child actor, Burlyayev impressed audiences with his acting in Igor Talankin's postwar drama ''Entry'' (1962) and in Andrei Tarkovsky's ''

'' (1962). In later years, Burliaev played the teacher with a gambling habit Aleksei Ivanovich in Aleksei Batalov's screen version of Dostoevsky's ''The Gambler'' (1972) and Evgeni in Mikhail Shveitser's '' Little Tragedies'' (1979, TV, from Aleksandr Pushkin). He also played supporting parts in Petr Todorovski's ''Frontline Romance'' (1983) and in Natalia Bondarchuk's dilogy ''

Bambi's Childhood ''Bambi's Childhood'' (russian: Детство Бемби) is a 1985 Soviet family film directed by Natalya Bondarchuk. Plot The film tells about a deer named Bambi, who, from birth, learns to understand the mysterious forest world. Life seems b ...

'' (1985) and ''Bambi’s Youth'' (1986). As a filmmaker, Burlyayev debuted with the short ''Little Vania the Kain'' (1977) from the omnibus project ''Old Times in Poshekhonia'' (1975), the adaptation of a novel by Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin. His later films include ''

Wartime Romance ''Wartime Romance'' (russian: Военно-полевой роман, Voenno-polevoy roman) is a 1983 Soviet film directed by Pyotr Todorovsky. It tells the story of a soldier and a nurse separated by World War II and briefly reunited in 1950.Anna ...

'' (1983) and ''

Lermontov Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (; russian: Михаи́л Ю́рьевич Ле́рмонтов, p=mʲɪxɐˈil ˈjurʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈlʲɛrməntəf; – ) was a Russian Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called "the poet of the Caucasu ...

'' (1986), where he played the lead. Since 1991, Burlyayev has been the founder and director of the annual ''Zolotoi Vityaz'' (Golden Knight) Moscow Film Festival of Slavic and Orthodox Peoples, and since 1996 he has been the founder and chairman of the International Association of Cinematographers of Slavic and Orthodox Peoples. In March 2014, he signed a letter in support of the position of the President of Russia

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on Russia's military intervention in Ukraine. Burlyaev emphasizes that he is Orthodox, repeatedly sharply expressed his negative attitude towards people with non-traditional sexual orientation, calls himself a

homophobe Homophobia encompasses a range of negative attitudes and feelings toward homosexuality or people who are identified or perceived as being lesbian, gay or bisexual. It has been defined as contempt, prejudice, aversion, hatred or antipathy, ...

. He was married to

Natalya Bondarchuk Natalya Sergeyevna Bondarchuk (russian: Наталья Серге́евна Бондарчук) (born 10 May 1950) is a Soviet and Russian actress and film director, best known for her appearance in Andrei Tarkovsky's '' Solaris'' as "Hari". She is ...

, and is thus the son-in-law of

Sergei Bondarchuk Sergei Fyodorovich Bondarchuk (russian: Сергей Фёдорович Бондарчук, ; uk, Сергі́й Федорович Бондарчук, Serhíj Fédorovych Bondarchúk; 25 September 192020 October 1994) was a Soviet and Russian ...

and

Inna Makarova Inna Vladimirovna Makarova (russian: И́нна Влади́мировна Мака́рова; 28 July 1926 – 25 March 2020) was a Soviet and Russian actress. She grew up in Novosibirsk. In 1948 she graduated from the Gerasimov Institute of Cine ...

. On 24 March 2022, the United States Treasury sanctioned him in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Filmography

* 1961: ''

'' as Boy *1961: ''

Judgment of the Mad ''Judgment of the Mad'' (russian: Суд сумасшедших) is a 1961 Soviet science fiction drama film directed by Grigori Roshal. Plot The film takes place in Germany in the 1930s. The film tells about a scientist named Johannes Werner, w ...

'' as Sam Hagger *1962: ''

'' as Ivan *1962: ''

No Fear, No Blame ''No Fear, No Blame'' (russian: Без страха и упрёка) is a 1962 Soviet drama film directed by Aleksandr Mitta. Plot The film tells about the business trip Repnin, which is sent with the equipment to Moscow. Having shipped the equi ...

'' as Yura Sorokin * 1963: ''

Introduction to Life ''Introduction to Life'' (russian: Вступление, Vstuplijenije) is a 1963 Soviet drama film about World War II seen through the eyes of a young boy from Leningrad. It won a Special Jury Prize at the 24th Venice International Film Festival ...

'' as Oleg *1964: ''

The Blizzard "The Blizzard" (or The Snow Storm) (russian: Мете́ль, ''Metél' '') is the second of five short stories that constitute '' The Belkin Tales'' by Alexander Pushkin. The manuscript for the story was originally completed October 20, 1830. It w ...

'' as Lancer *1966: '' Hero of Our Time'' as Blind man * 1966: ''

'' as Boriska *1966: ''

Boy & Girl ''Boy & Girl'' (Traditional Chinese: 男才女貌, Pinyin: Nan Cai Nu Mao), also known as ''Love in the City'', is a successful youth drama in China. When broadcast in 2003 on China Central Television (CCTV) in 2003, it dominated over all oth ...

'' as Boy *1968: ''

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 ...

'' as Sergei Lukashevich * 1969: '' Mama Married'' as Boris Golubev *1969: ''

Family Happiness ''Family Happiness'' ( pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Семейное счастие, Seméynoye schástiye) is an 1859 novella written by Leo Tolstoy, first published in ''The Russian Messenger''. Plot The story concerns the love and m ...

'' as Ivan Shchupaltsev *1969: ''

Not Under the Jurisdiction ''Not Under the Jurisdiction'' (russian: Неподсуден, Nepodsuden) is a 1969 Soviet drama film directed by Vladimir Krasnopolskiy and Valery Uskov. Plot Yegorov was slandered by his friend Sorokin and abandoned by a girl who later marr ...

'' as Seryozha's voice (role played by Vladimir Kuznetsov) *1971: ''

Telegram Telegraphy is the long-distance transmission of messages where the sender uses symbolic codes, known to the recipient, rather than a physical exchange of an object bearing the message. Thus flag semaphore is a method of telegraphy, whereas ...

'' as Gleb, Zina's son *1974: ''

Under en steinhimmel ''Under en steinhimmel'' (Under a Stone Sky; russian: Под каменным небом) is a Norwegian war film directed by Knut Andersen, Igor Maslennikov, and Stanislav Rostotsky. The film is a fictionalized portrayal of historical events. ...

'' as Lyosha Vasilyev *1974: '' Take Aim'' as Fedya *1974: '' Ivan and Marya'' as Marquis *1979: ''

A Few Days from the Life of I. I. Oblomov ''Oblomov'' (russian: Несколько дней из жизни И. И. Обломова, translit. ''Neskolko dney iz zhizni I. I. Oblomov'') is a Soviet comedy/drama film directed by Nikita Mikhalkov. It was released by Mosfilm in 1980. ...

'' as Olga's visitor * 1979: '' Little Tragedies'' as Alber, young baron * 1983: ''

'' as Aleksandr Netuzhilin *1984: ''

Another Man's Wife and a Husband Under the Bed "Another Man's Wife and a Husband Under the Bed" (russian: Чужая жена и муж под кроватью, ''Chuzhaya zhena i muzh pod krovatyu'') is an 1848 short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Background The story originated from two sepa ...

'' as Tvorogov *1985: ''

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 ...

'' as Young policeman (filmed in 1970) *1985: ''

'' as Adolescent Bambi * 1986: ''

'' as

Mikhail Lermontov Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (; russian: Михаи́л Ю́рьевич Ле́рмонтов, p=mʲɪxɐˈil ˈjurʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈlʲɛrməntəf; – ) was a Russian Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called "the poet of the Caucasu ...

Nikolai Gogol Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol; uk, link=no, Мико́ла Васи́льович Го́голь, translit=Mykola Vasyliovych Hohol; (russian: Яновский; uk, Яновський, translit=Yanovskyi) ( – ) was a Russian novelist, ...

(also director) * 1994: ''

The Master and Margarita ''The Master and Margarita'' (russian: Мастер и Маргарита) is a novel by Soviet writer Mikhail Bulgakov, written in the Soviet Union between 1928 and 1940 during Stalin's regime. A censored version, with several chapters cut by ...

'' as Yeshua Ha-Notsri * 1995: ''

What a Wonderful Game ''What a Wonderful Game'' (russian: Какая чудная игра, Kakaya chudnaya igra) is a 1995 Russian drama film directed by Pyotr Todorovsky. It was entered into the 19th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Andrey Ilin as Feli ...

'' as Mikhail Mikhailovich * 2008: '' Admiral'' as

Nicholas II of Russia Nicholas II or Nikolai II Alexandrovich Romanov; spelled in pre-revolutionary script. ( 186817 July 1918), known in the Russian Orthodox Church as Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer,. was the last Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Pola ...

References

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Biography of Nikolai Burlyayev
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