1. Vladimir Pavlovich Basov was a Soviet Russian actor, film director and screenwriter.
16 Facts About Vladimir Basov
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Vladimir Basov was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1983.
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Vladimir Basov was born in the Urazovo village, Voronezh Governorate to Pavel Basov and Aleksandra Basova.
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Vladimir Basov's father was a Tartu alumnus of Finnish ethnicity who joined Bolsheviks during the revolution.
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Vladimir Basov served as an officer and political commissar up until his death in 1931.
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Vladimir Basov's mother Aleksandra Ivanovna was a daughter of a Russian Orthodox priest from Pokrovsk.
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Vladimir Basov met Pavel during the Civil War; he was a runaway and asked for shelter.
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Vladimir Basov served in the Red Army as an artillery officer, mortar battery commander, then, as a staff officer in the 28th Special Artillery Division in the rank of Kapitan.
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Vladimir Basov was awarded the Medal "For Battle Merit" in 1943 and the Order of the Red Star in 1945 for displaying outstanding heroism during the capture of a Nazi military base.
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Vladimir Basov was wounded in action, but continued serving until the war ended.
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Vladimir Basov studied direction under Sergei Yutkevich and Mikhail Romm and graduated in 1952 to work on the Mosfilm studio.
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Vladimir Basov is credited with writing screenplays to most of his movies.
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Vladimir Basov quickly turned into one of the most beloved Soviet comedy actors.
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Vladimir Basov usually portrayed episodic, but distinguishing characters running some shady businesses, such as the lonely official in Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears.
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Vladimir Basov was a member of the Communist Party since 1948.
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Vladimir Basov was married three times to three Soviet actresses.