Context: People's Artist of the RSFSR, winner of the Gold Medal after S.F. Bondarchuk. Winner of the Gold Medal of S.F. Bondarchuk 'For Outstanding Contribution to Cinematography', State Prize of the GDR, film actor, film director, scriptwriter, writer. Signed an open letter of cultural figures expressing 'support for the decision of the President of Russia to launch a military operation to denazify Ukraine and protect the republics of Donbass'.