Ernest Borgnine was an American actor whose career spanned over six decades. He was noted for his gruff but relaxed voice and gap-toothed Cheshire Cat grin. A popular performer, he also appeared as a guest on numerous talk shows and as a panelist on several game shows.
Yevgeny Pavlovich Leonov was a Soviet and Russian actor who played main parts in several of the most famous Soviet films, such as Gentlemen of Fortune, Mimino and Striped Trip. Called "one of Russia's best-loved actors", he also provided the voice for many Soviet cartoon characters, including Vinny Pukh (Winnie-the-Pooh).
Oleg Ivanovich Yankovsky was a Soviet and Russian actor who had excelled in psychologically sophisticated roles of modern intellectuals. In 1991, he became, together with Sofia Pilyavskaya, the last person to be named a People's Artist of the USSR.
Aleksey Vladimirovich Batalov was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, film director, screenwriter and pedagogue acclaimed for his portrayal of noble and positive characters. He was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1976 and a Hero of Socialist Labour in 1989.
The Master and Margarita is a Russian television mini-series produced by Russian television channel Telekanal Rossiya, based on the novel The Master and Margarita, written by Soviet writer Mikhail Bulgakov between 1928 and 1940. Vladimir Bortko directed this adaptation and was also its screenwriter. The series tagline is "Manuscripts do not burn!".
Time and the Conways is a British play written by J. B. Priestley in 1937 illustrating J. W. Dunne's Theory of Time through the experience of a moneyed Yorkshire family, the Conways, over a period of nineteen years from 1919 to 1937. Widely regarded as one of the best of Priestley's Time Plays, a series of pieces for theatre which played with different concepts of Time, it continues to be revived in the UK regularly.
Leonid Vyacheslavovich Kuravlyov was a Soviet and Russian film actor. He became a People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1976.
Vladimir Mikhailovich Zeldin was a Soviet and Russian theatre and film actor. A centenarian, he was among the longest-serving stage performers and continued acting up until his death.
Irina Konstantinovna Skobtseva was a Soviet and Russian actress and second wife of Sergei Bondarchuk.
Two Comrades Were Serving 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 for the Crimean peninsula.
The Adventures of Electronic is a 1979 Soviet children's science fiction TV miniseries, directed by Konstantin Bromberg.
Conway Tearle was an American stage actor who went on to perform in silent and early sound films.
Vladimir Pavlovich Basov was a Soviet Russian actor, film director and screenwriter. People's Artist of the USSR (1983).
Valentina Antipovna Titova is a Russian actress.
The Adventures of Buratino is a 1975 Live-action Soviet-Belarusian two-part Children's musical television film produced by Belarusfilm.
The Shield and the Sword is a 1968 Soviet spy series in four parts directed by Vladimir Basov. It is based on a novel by Vadim Kozhevnikov, who was Secretary of the Soviet Writers' Union. It was a highly influential in the Soviet Union, inspiring many, including Vladimir Putin, to join the KGB.
Igor Rostislavovich Yankovsky is a Soviet and Russian actor and a TV presenter. He is a son of Rostislav Yankovsky, and a nephew of Oleg Yankovsky.
Flights in Dreams and Reality is a 1983 Soviet drama film directed by Roman Balayan, written by Viktor Merezhko, dealing with the subject matter of midlife crisis.
Ivan Filippovich Yankovsky is a Russian actor, best known for his role in Rag Union. His father is actor/director Filipp Yankovsky, and his grandfather was the actor Oleg Yankovsky.
Valery G. Yankovsky was a Polish-origin Russian writer and a sharpshooter. Born in the Russian Far East, his family moved to what is now North Korea, where he spent many years in the Gulags. There he wrote many accounts of his family and life in the region.
