Vladimir Ivashov

Vladimir Sergeyevich Ivashov 19391995 was a Soviet and Russian actor Only 19 years old Ivashov received a prize at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival for his remarkable performance in the lead role in Grigory Chukhrais film Ballad of a Soldier his performance made him a star overnight Ivashov graduated from the Moscowbased VGIK film school in 1963 and was deluged with offers He appeared in several films including Clouds Over Borsk 1961 The Seven Nurses 1962 and An Aunt With Violets 1964 He left another memorable performance in the lead role of Pechorin in the Lermontov adaptations by Stanislav Rostotski In 1976 he appeared in two films Diamonds for Proletarian Dictatorship and When September Comes