Born: July 25, 1929
From: Srostki, Srostinskiy rayon, Sibirskiy kray, RSFSR, USSR
Vasily Makarovich Shukshin (Russian: ΠΠ°ΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈΠΉ ΠΠ°ΠΊΠ°ΡΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ Π¨ΡΠΊΡΠΈΠ½; 25 July 1929 β 2 October 1974) was a Soviet Russian writer, actor, screenwriter and film director from the Altay region who specialized in rural themes.