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Vasiliy YatskinActor
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Biography of Vasily Yatskin
Vasily Yatskin is a renowned actor turned director. He has directed several films on Orthodox themes, traveling across the country to film in prisons, camps, orphanages, and universities.
Family Background
Vasily Yatskin is the son of the famous actress Galina Yatskina, known for her roles in "Women," "The End of the Lyubavin Family," and "A Word for Defense," and director Leonid Golovny, who directed films such as "Echo of Distant Snow," "The End of the Lyubavin Family," and "Human Mother."
Galina Ivanovna Yatskina, in an interview, shared insights about her son's childhood: "Vasya was a very complex child, difficult and expensive for me. He was very active, and when he couldn't concentrate in class, teachers had a hard time dealing with him. I was called to the school, and they said, 'Check him with psychiatrists, something is wrong with him.' I took him to a doctor, and he diagnosed him with schizophrenia. He said we needed to admit him to the hospital. I took Vasya there, and he was struggling, shouting, 'Mommy, don't leave me here!' I couldn't bear it, so we went back home. Nikolai Buryaev saved us. He gave us the address of a very good specialist psychologist who examined my son and said, 'If you listen to doctors who give him such a diagnosis, you will ruin him. He behaves like that in class simply because he is bored. He has his own world, don't destroy it. Don't give him to doctors, they will ruin this world.' Shortly after, Vasily landed the lead role in Vladimir Khmelnytsky's film "People and Dolphins." The young actor appeared alongside renowned actors Natalia Fateeva, Leonid Ledogorov, Yevgeny Leonov-Gladyshev, and Vladimir Talashko. Galina Yatskina also had a role in the film.
Directorial Career
In the following years, Vasily Yatskin transitioned into directing. He filmed multiple movies on Orthodox themes, traveling throughout the country to capture scenes in prisons, camps, orphanages, and universities.
In 2005, Yatskin collaborated with his mother on the first film of the series "Under the Sun," dedicated to the famous musician Kurt Cobain. The film delicately and unobtrusively explored the destructiveness of contemporary counterculture. Unfortunately, the film failed to find a place on television screens. The creators were told that discussions about God and sacrifice were "not in line with the format." Surprisingly, the Ministry of Culture had awarded the project "Under the Sun" the status of a national film and provided financial support from a pool of 600 applicants in a nationwide competition. Additionally, the film received recognition from the Missionary Department of the Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church, as well as diplomas from the festivals "Golden Knight," "Pokrov" (Kiev), and "Radonezh" (Moscow).
Filmography:
- 1983: "People and Dolphins"
- 2005: "Under the Sun" (series) - director, writer
