Oleg Ivanovich Yankovsky (; 23 February 1944 – 20 May 2009) was a

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n actor who excelled in psychologically sophisticated roles of modern intellectuals. In 1991, he became, together with , the last person to be named a

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Biography

Early life

Oleg Ivanovich Yankovsky was born on 23 February 1944 in

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(now

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). His family was of noble

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ancestry. His father, Ivan Pavlovich, was Life-Guards Semenovsky regiment's

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. 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

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. 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

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, where for eight years of work he played a number of leading roles. After success in the role of Prince Myshkin in the play ''

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'' in 1973, he was invited to the

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. Yankovsky's film career was launched when he was cast in two movies '' The Shield and the Sword'' (1968) by director

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about World War II and ''

Two Comrades Were Serving ''Two Comrades Were Serving'' (, 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 Russian Civil War, in particular, the battle f ...

'' (1968) by

Yevgeny Karelov Yevgeny Yefimovich Karelov (; 12 October 1931 — 11 July 1977) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter known for comedy movies, war dramas, and children's films. He was named Merited Artist of the Russian Federation, Meritorious Artist of RSFS ...

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'' () is a 1978 Soviet historical romance directed by Emil Loteanu. It was entered into the 1978 Cannes Film Festival. It is adapted from Anton Chekhov's '' The Shooting Party''. Plot The film is set in the end of the 19th c ...

'' (1977) and ''

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'' (1987). A leading actor of

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since 1975, he starred in the TV versions of the theatre's productions, '' An Ordinary Miracle'' (1978) and ''

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'' (1979) being the most notable. For his role in Roman Balayan's '' Flights in Dreams and Reality'' (1984), Yankovsky was awarded the

USSR State Prize The USSR State Prize () was one of the Soviet Union’s highest civilian honours, awarded from its establishment in September 1966 until the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. It recognised outstanding contributions in the fields of science, mathem ...

. He has been better known abroad for his parts in

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's movies ''

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'' (as the father) and ''

Nostalghia ''Nostalghia'' (released as ''Nostalgia'' in the United Kingdom) is a 1983 drama film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky and starring Oleg Yankovsky, Domiziana Giordano and Erland Josephson. Tarkovsky co-wrote the screenplay with Tonino Guerra. T ...

'' (in the main role). In the early 1990s, Yankovsky also played quite different roles in

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’s tragic comedy ''

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'' (1990) and in

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’s historical and psychological drama ''

The Assassin of the Tsar ''The Assassin of the Tsar'' () is a 1991 Soviet historical 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 English which later was dubbed over th ...

'' (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 ...

. Starting in 1993, Yankovsky ran the

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. He continued to receive awards for his work with several

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s from the Russian Film Academy for his directorial debut '' Come Look at Me'' (2001) and

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's ''Lyubovnik'' (2002). He appeared as Count Pahlen in '' Poor Poor Paul'' (2004) and as Komarovsky in a TV adaptation of '' Doctor Zhivago'' (2006), directed by

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. The last film Yankovsky appeared in was ''

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'', 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 Metropolitan Philip 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

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in the presence of his close relatives only.

Personal life

*Wife – Lyudmila Zorina (born 1 May 1941), actress,

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. *Son – Filipp (born 10 October 1968), actor and film director. *Daughter-in-law –

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(born 7 November 1967), actress. *Grandchildren –

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(born 30 October 1990), actor; Elizaveta (born 1 May 1994). *Brothers –

Rostislav Yankovsky Rostislav Ivanovich Yankovsky (; ; ; 5 February 1930 – 26 June 2016) was a Belarusian actor. He was born in Odesa on 5 February 1930, studied in Leninabad and debuted in the Tajik theatre in 1951. Since 1957, he worked in the Minsk Drama The ...

(5 February 1930 – 26 June 2016), actor,

; Nikolai Ivanovich Yankovsky (26 July 1941 – 25 May 2015), deputy director of the Saratov Puppet Theater "Teremok". *Nephew – Igor Yankovsky (29 April 1951 – 26 January 2025), actor and media manager.

Filmography

* ''O lyubvi'' (1966) as Andrei * '' The Shield and the Sword'' (''Щит и меч'') (1968, TV Mini-Series) as Heinrich Schwarzkopf * ''

'' (''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

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* '' About Love'' (''О любви'') (1970) as Andrew, a friend of Nicholas * ''

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'' (''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 * ''

'' (''Зеркало'') (1975) as the father * ''

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'' (''Премия'') (1975) as Lev Solomahin * ''

The Captivating Star of Happiness ''The Star of Captivating Happiness'' () is a 1975 Soviet historical romance. The title is an allusion to a line from the poem '' To Chaadayev'' by Alexander Pushkin. It is a drama with the dedication "to the women of Russia". Plot The story is ...

'' (''Звезда пленительного счастья'') (1975) as

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* '' Theater - this is my home'' (''Мой дом - театр'') (1975) as Dmitri A. Gorev, provincial tragedian * ''

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'' (''Доверие'') (1976) as

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* '' Other people's letters'' (''Чужие письма'') (1976) as Zhenya Priakhin * ''

Sentimental Romance ''Romance sentimentale'' is a 1930 French film directed by Grigori Aleksandrov and Sergei M. Eisenstein. The film is also known as ''Sentimental Romance'' (International English title). Synopsis The film opens with a montage (filmmaking), m ...

'' (''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 Sweet Woman () is a 1977 Soviet drama film directed by Vladimir Fetin after the novel by Irina Velembovskaya. Plot Anna Dobrokhotova was born and raised in a village. Life in the village is constant, hard and exhausting work, but unlike other ...

'' (''Сладкая женщина'') (1977) as Tikhon Sokolov * '' Wrong Connection'' (''Обратная связь'') (1977) as Leonid Aleksandrovich Sakulin * ''

'' (''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 * ''

'' (''Тот самый Мюнхгаузен'') (1979, TV Movie) as

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* ''

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'' (''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 * ''

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'' (''Шляпа'') (1981) as Dmitri Denisov * ''

Love by Request ''Love by Request'' (, ) is a 1983 Soviet romantic comedy-drama film directed by Sergey Mikaelyan. It was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival, where Yevgeniya Glushenko won the Silver Bear for Best Actress. Plot A handsome ...

'' (''Влюблен по собственному желанию'') (1983) as Igor Bragin * '' The House That Swift Built'' (''Дом, который построил Свифт'') (1982, TV Movie) as

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* '' Flights in Dreams and Reality'' (''Полёты во сне и наяву'') (1983) as Sergey Makarov * ''

'' (''Ностальгия'') (1983) as Andrei Gorchakov * ''

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'' (''Поцелуй'') (1983, TV Movie) as

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Michael Ryabovitch * ''

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'' (''Два гусара'') (1984) as Count Fyodor Turbin * '' Keep me, my talisman'' (''Храни меня, мой талисман'') (1986) as Alexey * ''

'' (''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 * ''

'' (''Паспорт'') (1990) as Boris * ''

'' (''Цареубийца'') (1991) as Dr.Smirnov /

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* ''

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'' (''Сны о России'') (1992) as

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* ''

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'' (''Тьма'') (1992) as Terrorist * ''

Me Ivan, You Abraham ''Me Ivan, You Abraham'' (; ) is a 1993 French-Belarusian film written and directed by Yolande Zauberman. It won the Award of the Youth (French film) at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival and the Golden St. George at the 18th Moscow International Film ...

'' (''Я - Иван, ты - Абрам'') (1993) as Prince * ''Terra incognita'' (1994) as Odi Atragon * '' Mute Witness'' ''(Немой свидетель)'' (1995) as Larsen * ''...Pervaya lyubov'' (1995) * ''

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'' (''Ревизор'') (1996) as Judge Lyapkin-Tyapkin * '' The Fatal Eggs'' (''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 Tea Set'' (''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'' (''Приходи на меня посмотреть'') (2001) as Igor * ''Patul lui Procust'' (2002) as George Ladima * '' The Lover'' (''Любовник'') (2002) as Dmitry Charyshev * '' Poor Poor Paul'' (''Бедный, бедный Павел'') (2003) as Count Pahlen * '' Doctor Zhivago'' (''Доктор Живаго'') (2006, TV Mini-Series) as Komarovsky * '' Guilty Without Fault'' (''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 ...

'' (''Стиляги'') (2008) as Fred's father * ''

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'' (''Райские птицы'') (2008) as Nicholas * ''

'' (''Царь'') (2009) as Metropolitan Philip Kolychev * ''

Anna Karenina ''Anna Karenina'' ( rus, Анна Каренина, p=ˈanːə kɐˈrʲenʲɪnə) is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in book form in 1878. Tolstoy called it his first true novel. It was initially released in serial in ...

'' (''Анна Каренина'') (2009, TV Mini-Series) as Alexei Karenin (final appearance)

Honours and awards

;Soviet and Russian awards * 1977 –

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* 1984 –

People's Artist of the RSFSR People's Artist of the RSFSR (, ''Narodnyj artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet Union artists, including theatre and film directors, actors, choreographers, music performers, and orchestra conductors, who had outstanding achiev ...

* 1987 –

– for his role in "Flights in dream and reality" * 1989 –

Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR The Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR was an annual State Prize established by the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR (Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic) in 1965. Three Vasilyev Brothers prizes were awarded annually from 1966 unti ...

– for role in "The Kreutzer Sonata" * 1991 –

* 28 December 1995 –

Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" The Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" () is a state decoration of the Russian Federation. It was instituted on 2 March 1994 by Presidential Decree 442. Until the re-establishment of the Order of St. Andrew in 1998, it was the highest order of ...

, 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 main role in the play "Jester Balakirev" of the Moscow State Theatre * 11 August 2007 – Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 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", 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 Union, 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 ...

– "for talented contemporary incarnation of the images in the movie" * 1983 – Best Actor of the Year – for starring in the film ''

'' (according to a poll of the magazine "Soviet Screen") * 1983 – Winner of the category "Best actor" of the

All-Union Film Festival The All-Union Film Festival (; tr.:''Vsesoyuznyy kinofestival'', also known as ВКФ; ''VKF'') was one of the most important film festivals of the Soviet Union. It was founded in 1958 and held regularly from 1964 to 1988. It was held annually fr ...

* 1988 – Prize for Best Actor (in the film "Filer") at

Valladolid International Film Festival The Valladolid International Film Festival, popularly known as Seminci (short for ; ), is a film festival held annually in Valladolid, Spain. First held in 1956 as ('Valladolid Religious Film Week'), the Seminci is one of the longest-standing fi ...

* 1989 – Award "for outstanding contributions to the profession" at the "Constellation" (Sozvezdie) film festival for his role in ''To Kill a Dragon'' * 1991 –

, 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 Kinotavr (), also known as the Sochi Open Russian Film Festival was an open film festival held in the resort city of Sochi, Russia annually in June since 1991, until it was cancelled in the wake of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.Russian Cultural Foundation at ORFF Kinotavr in Sochi * 2001 – Grand Prix "Gold" Listapad at the Minsk International Film Festival "Listapad" – 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 (; , ; , ; , ) is a town and the administrative center of Vyborgsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It lies on the Karelian Isthmus near the head of Vyborg Bay, northwest of St. Petersburg, east of the Finnish capital H ...

– 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 –

– 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 (, ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the North Caucasus region in Southern Russia and is administratively a part of the Southern Federal District. Its administrative center is the 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 () 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 television shows ...

– 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 princi ...

(posthumously given to his son Filipp) * 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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