Vasiliy Shukshin

Acting

Born: 1929-07-25 · Srostki, Srostinskiy rayon, Sibirskiy kray, RSFSR, USSR

Vasily Makarovich Shukshin (Russian: Василий Макарович Шукшин; 25 July 1929 – 2 October 1974) was a Soviet Russian writer, actor, screenwriter and film director from the Altay region who specialized in rural themes.