Vasily Lanovoy

Vasily Semyonovich Lanovoy (Russian: Василий Семенович Лановой; Ukrainian: Василь Семенович Лановий, Vasyl Semenovych Lanovyi) (born 1934) is a popular Soviet and Russian actor of Ukrainian descent who works in the Vakhtangov Theatre, Moscow. He is also known as the President of Artek Festival of Films for Children. Lanovoy's honours include the KGB Prize, the Lenin Prize, and the title of People's Artist of the USSR.

Acting career

Lanovoy came to prominence through playing bold, dashing characters, combining heroic bravado with a sensitivity typical of Russian heroes, a tendency evident in many of his early features, such as A Certificate of Maturity (1954) and Pavel Korchagin (1956).

Lanovoy's many film roles from the 1960s include Anatole Kuragin in Sergei Bondarchuk's War and Peace and Count Vronsky in the screen version of Anna Karenina. By this time, he has tried to create complex psychological portraits of his characters.

However, he is best known for his roles in iconic 1970s World War II-themed films. Lanovoy portrayed Ivan Varavva, one of the main characters in the 1971 saga Officers which became a life-motivating movie for the Soviet Army officers. He also played a supporting role of SS General Karl Wolff in the cult spy thriller TV-series Seventeen Moments of Spring (1973).

Vasilić

Vasilić is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

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Vasili

Vasili is a small village in Cyprus, near the Leonarisso and Lythragomi villages. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.

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