Vladimir Menshov

Vladimir Menshov
Menshov in 2018
Born	Vladimir Valentinovich Menshov (1939-09-17)17 September 1939 Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Died	5 July 2021(2021-07-05) (aged 81) Moscow, Russia
Nationality	Russian, Azerbaijani
Education	Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
Occupation(s)	Actor, director, screenwriter, producer
Notable work	Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1979) Love and Pigeons (1984)
Spouse	Vera Alentova
Children	Yuliya Menshova
Awards	Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (Russia, 2nd, 3rd, 4th class) USSR State Prize (1981) Academy Awards (1981)

Vladimir Valentinovich Menshov (Russian: Влади́мир Валенти́нович Меньшо́в; 17 September 1939 – 5 July 2021)^[1] was a Soviet and Russian actor and film director.^[2][3] He was noted for depicting the Russian everyman and working class life in his films. Although Menshov mostly worked as an actor, he is better known for the films he directed, especially for the 1979 melodrama Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears, which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.^[4][5] Actress Vera Alentova, who starred in the film, is the mother of Vladimir Menshov's daughter Yuliya Menshova.^[6]