Vasiliy Shukshin

Born: 25th of July 1929

Died: 2nd of October 1974 (aged 45)

Biography:
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.