Vladimir Ivashov

Vladimir Ivashov
Vladimir Ivashov and co-star Zhanna Prokhorenko in Ballad of a Soldier
Born	(1939-08-28)28 August 1939 Moscow, USSR
Died	23 March 1995(1995-03-23) (aged 55) Moscow, Russia
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1957 - 1993

Vladimir Ivashov (August 28, 1939 - March 23, 1995) was a Soviet-born actor based in Russia. He had a film career that spanned over 30 years. He is best known for his role as Pvt. Alyosha Skvortsov in Ballad of a Soldier which he starred in with Zhanna Prokhorenko in 1959.

The film was awarded the Moscow International Film Festival award in 1960. It also won the Lenin Award. The film was kept in the film hall of The Kremlin to be shown to foreign guests.

Ivashov died in Moscow, Russia on March 23, 1995 of acute gastric ulcer at the age of 55.