Vladimir Basov
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Vladimir Pavlovich Basov July 28, 1923 Urazovo, Belgorod Oblast, Soviet Union (now Russia) |
| Died | September 17, 1987 (aged 64) Moscow, Soviet Union (now Russia) |
| Occupation | Actor, film director, screenwriter |
Vladimir Pavlovich Basov (Russian: Владимир Павлович Басов, 28 July 1923 – 17 September 1987) was a Soviet actor, film director and screenwriter. Vladimir Basov was named People's Artist of the USSR in 1983.
Vladimir Basov was born in the Urazovo village, Belgorod Oblast to Pavel Basov (Basultainen) and Alexandra Basova. His father was a Tartu alumnus of Finnish ethnicity who joined Bolsheviks during the revolution. «Basov» was his party alias later adopted as a family name. He served as an officer and political commissar up till his death in 1931. Vladimir's mother Alexandra Ivanovna was a daughter of Russian Orthodox priest from Pokrovsk. She met Pavel during the Civil war; he was on a runaway and asked for shelter. During the 1920s she taught peasant children Russian language and literature. According to Vladimir Basov Jr., his father had Russian, Finnish and Georgian roots.
In 1941 Vladimir Basov joined the Great Patriotic War. He served in the Red Army as an artillery officer, mortar battery commander, then staff officer in the 28th Special Artillery Division in the rank of Kapitan. He was awarded the Medal for Battle Merit in 1943 and the Order of the Red Star in 1945 for displaying outstanding heroism during the capture of a Nazi military base. He was wounded in action, but continued serving until the war ended.
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