In 1976, Vasily Shukshin received Lenin Prize, the highest award for special achievements in science, technology, literature, art, and architecture. It was awarded to the director posthumously for his significant artistic achievements in cinematography.
Nikolay Tikhonov, Chairman of the Lenin and State Prize Committee, spoke at the ceremony. He noted that the works that had been honoured were created by the authors from the fraternal peoples of the USSR. He also mentioned that the works of the masters served as irrefutable proof of the advancement of socialist realism art.
Shukshin was triune in his motion pictures: he was a screenwriter, a director, and an actor at the same time. His artistic vision of cinematography was unique. He could not only build a dramatic plot line, but also skilfully selected actors who masterfully played their characters. Films, in which Shukshin assumed his three roles, made a significant contribution in the achievements of Soviet cinema.
In addition to Shukshin, the 1976 Lenin Prize went to four other artists.
People’s Artist of the RSFSR Elena Obraztsova received the Prize for personal concert programs and the performance of such parts as Carmen, Frosya and Azucena. The novel Lost Home earned the award for the writer Jonas Avizhius. The artist and sculptor Zurab Tsereteli was honoured for the spatial project of the children’s playground in Adler. Finally, the Prize for television films created in the past few years went to Irakli Andronikov. These films included Andronikov’s Word, Concert at the Leningrad Philharmonic and Memories of the Great Hall.
The award ceremony took place in the Kremlin on May 7th, 1976. It was attended by the director’s widow Lydiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina and his mother Maria Kúksina. She received a governmental telegram ahead of the event, reading as follows: ‘Dear Maria Sergeyevna, the Committee for the Lenin State Prizes of the USSR in the field of literature, art, and architecture cordially congratulates You on the high award of the Lenin Prize, which was received by Your son Vasily Makarovich Shukshin for artistic achievements in cinematography of the recent years. Let us know by telegram if You will be able to attend the ceremonial meeting dedicated to this event, which will take place on May 7th in the Kremlin. Travel and hotel expenses will be covered’.
Nikolay Tikhonov, Chairman of the Lenin and State Prize Committee, spoke at the ceremony. He noted that the works that had been honoured were created by the authors from the fraternal peoples of the USSR. He also mentioned that the works of the masters served as irrefutable proof of the advancement of socialist realism art.
Shukshin was triune in his motion pictures: he was a screenwriter, a director, and an actor at the same time. His artistic vision of cinematography was unique. He could not only build a dramatic plot line, but also skilfully selected actors who masterfully played their characters. Films, in which Shukshin assumed his three roles, made a significant contribution in the achievements of Soviet cinema.
In addition to Shukshin, the 1976 Lenin Prize went to four other artists.
People’s Artist of the RSFSR Elena Obraztsova received the Prize for personal concert programs and the performance of such parts as Carmen, Frosya and Azucena. The novel Lost Home earned the award for the writer Jonas Avizhius. The artist and sculptor Zurab Tsereteli was honoured for the spatial project of the children’s playground in Adler. Finally, the Prize for television films created in the past few years went to Irakli Andronikov. These films included Andronikov’s Word, Concert at the Leningrad Philharmonic and Memories of the Great Hall.
The award ceremony took place in the Kremlin on May 7th, 1976. It was attended by the director’s widow Lydiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina and his mother Maria Kúksina. She received a governmental telegram ahead of the event, reading as follows: ‘Dear Maria Sergeyevna, the Committee for the Lenin State Prizes of the USSR in the field of literature, art, and architecture cordially congratulates You on the high award of the Lenin Prize, which was received by Your son Vasily Makarovich Shukshin for artistic achievements in cinematography of the recent years. Let us know by telegram if You will be able to attend the ceremonial meeting dedicated to this event, which will take place on May 7th in the Kremlin. Travel and hotel expenses will be covered’.
