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 until 1990 for cinematographic works of all kinds (fiction, documentary, non-fiction and animated) and for work by screenwriters, directors, actors, cameramen, artists, sound engineers and consultants. A winner was awarded the title "Laureate of RSFSR State Prize" and was presented with a diploma and badge of honour.
The Vasilyev brothers were two unrelated Russian Soviet film directors, Georgi Vasiliev (Russian: Георгий Николаевич Васильев, 1899 – 1946) and Sergei Vasiliev (Russian: Сергей Дмитриевич Васильев, 1900 – 1959).
Oleg Kimovich Vasiliev is a Russian former pair skater who competed internationally for the Soviet Union. With his then-wife Elena Valova, he is the 1984 Olympic champion, 1988 Olympic silver medalist, and three-time World Champion. Their coach throughout their career was Tamara Moskvina. After retiring from competition, Vasiliev became a coach, leading the pair of Tatiana Totmianina / Maxim Marinin to the 2006 Olympic title.
Anatoly Alexandrovitch Vasiliev is a Russian theatre director. He is artistic director of the Moscow Theatre "School of Dramatic Arts", Théâtre de l'Europe, and professor of drama in Lyon, France.
Vasilyev, Vasiliev or Vassiliev or Vassiljev, or Vasilyeva or Vasilieva, is a common Russian surname that is derived from the Russian given name Vasiliy and literally means "Vasiliy's". It may refer to:
Ekaterina Sergeyevna Maximova was a Soviet and Russian ballerina of the second part of the 20th century who was internationally recognised. She was a prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Theatre for 30 years, a ballet pedagogue, winner of international ballet competitions, Laureate of many prestigious International and Russian awards, a professor in GITIS, Honorary professor at the Moscow State University, Academician of the Russian Academy of Arts, and an Executive Committee member of the Russian Center of Counseil International De La Danse, UNESCO.
Vladimir Viktorovich Vasiliev is a Soviet and Russian ballet dancer and choreographer. He was a principal dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet and its director from 1995 to 2000. He was best known for his role of Spartacus and his powerful leaps and turns. He received the People's Artist of the USSR (1973).
Teens in the Universe is a 1974 Soviet science fiction film directed by Richard Viktorov based on a script by Isai Kuznetsov and Avenir Zak about teenage space travelers. It was preceded by Moscow-Cassiopeia (1973), the first part.
Dmitri Vladimirovich Vasilyev is a retired Russian football player. Unable to recover from a string of injuries, he finished his career in 2008 aged 31. He currently works as a U-9 youth coach at DYuSSh Smena-Zenit.
Georgi Vasilyev and Sergei Vasilyev, usually credited as Vasilyev brothers were two Russian Soviet film directors and screenwriters. In spite of the fact that the two collaborators were not actually relatives, they accepted the popular misunderstanding that they were brothers and used it in the credits to their movies.
Mikhail (Moisei) Abramovich Schweitzer was a Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter. People's Artist of the USSR (1990).
Dmitry Vladimirovich Vasilyev is a former Russian biathlete. At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Vasilyev won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team, which consisted of himself, Juri Kashkarov, Algimantas Šalna and Sergei Bulygin. He received another relay gold medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.
Sergei Dmitrievich Vasilyev was a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter and actor. From 1928 to 1943 together with Georgi Vasilyev he co-directed several films, including the influential and critically acclaimed Chapaev (1934). Sergei Vasilyev was granted the honorary title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1948; and received two Stalin Prizes in 1941 and 1942.
Georgi Nikolayevich Vasilyev was a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter and actor. From 1928 to 1943, together with Sergei Vasilyev, he co-directed several films, including an influential and critically acclaimed Chapaev (1934). Georgi Vasilyev received two Stalin Prizes in 1941 and 1942.
Dmitri Ivanovich Vasilyev was a Soviet and Russian film director. He was a laureate of two Stalin Prizes in 1947 and 1951.
Iskra Leonidovna Babich was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. Her 1981 film Muzhiki! was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival, where it won an Honourable Mention.
Boris Lvovich Vasilyev was a Soviet and Russian writer and screenwriter. He is considered the last representative of the so-called lieutenant prose, a group of former low-ranking Soviet officers who dramatized their traumatic World War II experience.
Anatoly Aleksandrovich Vasilyev is a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor, People's Artist of Russia (1994).
Alexander Alexandrovich Vasiliev ( is a Russian fashion historian, collector and TV host. He is an honorary member of the Russian Academy of Arts and founder of the international interior prize.
The Witcher of Grand Kiev is a series of short stories of the genre of technofantasy, written by Vladimir Vasilyev, a Russian author of Ukrainian origin. It is a parody of The Witcher Saga of Andrzej Sapkowski, which has the approval of the saga's author.
Igor Vladimirovich Vasilyev, from September 19, 2017 to May 10, 2022 was the 5th Governor of the Kirov Oblast.
Valery Nikolayevich Vasilyev is a Russian politician serving as a senator from Ivanovo Oblast since 29 March 2011.