Georgi Vasilyev
Georgi Nikolayevich Vasilyev (25 November 1899 – 18 June 1946) was a Soviet film director, screenwriter and actor. From 1928 to 1943, together with Sergei Vasilyev (often jointly, though incorrectly credited as Vasilyev brothers), he co-directed several films, including an influential and critically acclaimed Chapaev (1934). Vasilyev received two Stalin Prizes in 1941 and 1942.
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Georgi Vasilyev

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- Name
- Georgi Vasilyev
- Birth Name
- Georgi Nikolayevich Vasilyev
- Born
- 25 November 1899
- Birthplace
- Vologda, Vologda Governorate, Russian Empire
- Died
- 18 June 1946
- Place of death
- Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter
- Awards
- Stalin Prize (1941,1942)
- Nationality
- Russian Empire and Soviet Union.
- Fields
- socialist realism.
- Teachers
- Illarion Pevtsov.
- Honours
- State Stalin Prize, 1st degree, Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Star, Medal For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 and Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
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Georgi Nikolayevich Vasilyev (25 November 1899 – 18 June 1946) was a Soviet film director, screenwriter and actor. From 1928 to 1943, together with Sergei Vasilyev (often jointly, though incorrectly credited as Vasilyev brothers), he co-directed several films, including an influential and critically acclaimed Chapaev (1934). Vasilyev received two Stalin Prizes in 1941 and 1942.
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Biography
Biography
Training under Illarion Pevtsov is recorded. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are socialist realism. Work by Georgi Vasilyev is recorded in the collections of Harvard Film Archive. Distinctions recorded are State Stalin Prize, 1st degree, Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Star and Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945".
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Key facts
• Name — Georgi Vasilyev • Birth Name — Georgi Nikolayevich Vasilyev • Born — 25 November 1899 • Birthplace — Vologda, Vologda Governorate, Russian Empire • Died — 18 June 1946 • Place of death — Ljubljana, Yugoslavia • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter • Years Active — 1924–1943 • Notable Works — Chapaev (1934) • Awards — Stalin Prize (1941,1942)
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — English title — Russian title — Work • 1928 — Heroic Deed Among the Ice — Подвиг во льдах — Director; documentary • 1930 — The Sleeping Beauty — Спящая красавица — Director, screenwriter • 1932 — A Personal Affair — Личное дело — Director, screenwriter • 1934 — Chapaev — Чапаев — Director, screenwriter, actor • 1937 — The Defense of Volotchayevsk — Волочаевские дни — Director, screenwriter • 1942 — The Defense of Tsaritsyn — Оборона Царицына — Director, screenwriter • 1943 — The Front — Фронт — Director, screenwriter
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Life and career
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1899
Georgi Vasilyev born at Vologda.
1946
Georgi Vasilyev died at Ljubljana.
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Georgi Vasilyev received State Stalin Prize, 1st degree, Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Star, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" and Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
Honors and awards
• Honoured Worker of the Arts Industry of the RSFSR (1940) • Stalin Prize: • first class (1941) – for Chapaev • first class (1942) – for the 1st series of The Defense of Tsaritsyn • Order of Lenin (1935) – for Chapaev • Order of the Red Star (1944) • Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (1945)
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The authorities additionally record the headings Georgi Nikolaevich Vasilyev, Georgy Vasilyev, Georgy Nikolayevich Vasilyev and Georgi Nikolayevich Vasilyev. One child is recorded: Aleksandr Vasilyev. Recorded as film director, screenwriter, actor and film editor.
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