Vasiliy Shukshin
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: July 25, 1929
Day of Death: October 2, 1974 (45 years old)
Place of Birth: Srostki, Biysky District, the Siberian Territory, the RSFSR, the USSR
Vasily Makarovich Shukshin (Russian: Василий Макарович Шукшин; 25 July 1929 – 2 October 1974) was a Soviet Russian writer, actor, screenwriter and film director from the Altay region who specialized in rural themes.