Vasily Shukshin
Soviet writer and actor
Vasily Makarovich Shukshin was a Soviet Russian writer, actor, screenwriter and film director from the Altai region who specialized in rural themes. A prominent member of the Village Prose movement, he began writing short stories in his early... Wikipedia
Born: July 25, 1929, Srostki, Russia
Died: October 2, 1974 (age 45 years), Kletskaya, Russia
Spouse: Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina (m. 1964–1974), Lidiya Aleksandrova (m. 1964–1967), and Viktoriya Sofronova (m. 1963)
Children: Mariya Shukshina, Olga Shukshina, and Olga Vassilievna Choukchina
Grandchildren: Anna Tregubenko, Foka Vishnyakov, Foma Vishnyakov, and more
Books: Short stories
Movies