Vadim Borisovich Beroev (russian: link=no, Вади́м Бори́сович Беро́ев, os, Беройты Барисы фырт Вадим; 1937–1972) was a Soviet theatre and film actor of Ossetian origin, best known for roles in ''

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'' (1967) and ''

No Path Through Fire ''No Path Through Fire'' (russian: В огне брода нет, V ogne broda net) is a 1968 Soviet war film directed by Gleb Panfilov. The film won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival. Plot The film is set during the ...

'' (1968). He was awarded

Honored Artist of the RSFSR Honored Artist of the RSFSR (, ''Zasluzhenny artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet artists, including theatre and film directors, choreographers, music performers, and orchestra conductors, who had outstanding achievements in the ...

in 1969. He is the grandfather of actor

Egor Beroev Egor Vadimovich Beroev (russian: Егор Вадимович Бероев; born 9 October 1977) is a Russian actor of film, television and theater. He appeared in more than thirty films since 1994. Early career Beroev graduated from the Mikha ...

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Знаменитый актёр Егор Бероев посетил родное село Хумалаг
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Biography

Vadim Beroev was born on 10 January 1937 in the Ossetian village of Humalag near

Beslan Beslan (russian: Бесла́н; os, Беслӕн, ''Beslæn'', ) is a town and the administrative center of Pravoberezhny District of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, Russia, located about north of the republic's capital Vladikavkaz, ...

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Знаменитый актёр Егор Бероев посетил родное село Хумалаг
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where he studied at the 12th male school and graduated from Lviv school 35 in 1954. While a schoolboy, he also studied piano at the music school. In 1957 he graduated from the

Russian Academy of Theatre Arts The Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS) (russian: Российский институт театрального искусства – ГИТИС) is the largest and oldest independent theatrical arts school in Russia. Located in Moscow, ...

having studied under Varvara Vronskaya, Nikolai Petrov and Boris Dokutovich. Following his graduation, he worked at the

Mossovet Theatre Mossovet State Academic Theatre (Государственный академический театр имени Театр Моссовета) is one of the oldest theatres of Moscow, opened in 1923 and based at Bolshaya Sadovaya, 16. History Mos ...

. From 1962, in addition to his work in the theatre, Beroev worked at

Radio Yunost Radio Yunost (russian: Радио Юность, ''Radio Youth''), also known as "You-FM" was the primary youth radio station in Russia . It currently broadcasts as a livestream online, now broadcasting Soviet music and literary performances. ...

, where his wife also worked. He became a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1964. Beroev died on 28 December 1972 from

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and was buried in Moscow's

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.Вадим Бероев: короткая жизнь майора Вихря
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Beroev, Vadim 1937 births 1972 deaths Soviet male film actors Soviet male stage actors Honored Artists of the RSFSR Deaths from cirrhosis Ossetian people Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Russian Academy of Theatre Arts alumni