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Mstyslav Chernov was born in 1985 in Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]. He is a director and cinematographer, known for 20 Days in Mariupol (2023), 2000 Meters to Andriivka (2025) and Frontline (1983).

Karina Smirnoff was born on 2 January 1978 in Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]. She is an actress, known for Dark Feathers: Dance of the Geisha (2024), Shall We Dance? (2004) and Tango Shalom (2021).

Lyubava Greshnova was born on 5 July 1988 in Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]. She is an actress, known for The Nurse (2018), Mamo, ya lotchyka lyublyu (2012) and The Year of the Golden Fish (2007).

Lyudmila Gurchenko was a popular actress in the Soviet Union during the 1950s - 1980s, she was best known for Carnival Night (1956), Five Evenings (1979) and Siberiade (1979).

She was born Lyudmila Markovna Gurchenko on 12 November 1935, in Kharkov, Ukrainian Soviet Republic of the USSR. She studied acting at the VGIK (Soviet State Institute for CInema), graduating from the class of Sergey Gerasimov in 1956. That same year she shot to fame in the Soviet Union, aftr delivering a stellar performance as singer Lenochka Krylova in Carnival Night (1956), by director Eldar Ryazanov.

Gurchenko's film partners were such Russian stars, as Oleg Borisov, Sergei Shakurov, Aleksandr Abdulov, Oleg Basilashvili, Mikhail Boyarskiy, Igor Ilyinsky, Yuriy Nikulin, Armen Jigarhanian, Oleg Tabakov, Stanislav Lubshin, Andrey Mironov and Aleksandr Mikhaylov among others.

Lyudmila Gurchenko was married five times and had one daughter with her first husband, Boris Andronikashvili. She died of a pulmonary failure on 30 March 2011, at age 75, and was laid to rest in Moscow, Russia.

Natalya Fateeva was born on 23 December 1934 in Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]. She is an actress, known for Vagonchik moy dalniy (2013), Gentlemen of Fortune (1971) and Korolyov (2007). She was previously married to Boris Yegorov and Vladimir Basov.

Kirill Pletnev was born December 30th 1979 in Kharkov. He spent his early years in Leningrad where his family moved shortly after he was born; there he went first to primary and then ??" to secondary school. In the year of 1996 he entered SPGATI (St Petersburg State Academy of Theatrical Arts) to become a student of Vladimir Petrov's course. Upon graduation in the year 2000 he had occasionally worked in a number of Moscow theaters. Later on Kirill joined in the company of Moscow Drama Theatre headed by Armen Dzhigarkhanyan and moved to the Russian capital. In the spring of 2003 he left the theatre and started to collaborate with stage director Irina Kerutchenko. Since 2001 Kirill has been filming a lot.

Les Serdyuk was born on 14 October 1940 in Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Taras Bulba (2009), Pod svist pul' (1981) and Hetmanski kleinody (1993). He died on 25 May 2010 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Mikhail Vodyanoy was born on 23 December 1924 in Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Wedding in Malinovka (1967), Nasledniki (1960) and Budni ugolovnogo rozyska (1973). He died on 13 September 1987 in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine].

Aleksandr Alov was born on 26 September 1923 in Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]. He was a director and writer, known for Assassination Attempt (1981), Mir vkhodyashchemu (1961) and Bereg (1984). He died on 12 December 1983 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia].

Inna Gulaya was born on 9 May 1940 in Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for When the Trees Were Tall (1962), Vremya, vperyod! (1965) and Dolgaya schastlivaya zhizn (1966). She was married to Gennady Shpalikov. She died on 27 May 1990 in Moscow, USSR [now Russia].

Vadim Abdrashitov, one of Russian cinema's most independent directors who was influenced by liberation of cultural life during the Khrushchev's "Thaw", is now an internationally renown filmmaker with awards from the Berlin and Venice Film Festivals.

He was born Vadim Yusupovich Abdrashitov on January 19, 1945, in Kharkov, Ukraine, USSR (now Kharkov, Ukraine). His father, Yusup Abdrashitov, an ethnic Tatar, was an officer in the Soviet Army and for that reason his family was moving many times to places like Vladivostok, Alma-Ata, Sakhalin, Kamchatka and Leningrad. Young Abdrashitov was so impressed with the space flight of the first Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, that he left his parents in Kazakhstan, and moved to Moscow. There he studied nuclear physics at the famous 'FisTech' where the Nobel Prize Laureats Landau, Tamm, and Semyonov were among professors.

At that time Abdrashitov became involved in amateur film-making. Then he transferred to the Mendeleev Institute of Technology, because it was equipped with the film studio for students. His cultural and artistic interests developed during the "Thaw", that was initiated by Nikita Khrushchev. Abdrashitov was influenced by the books of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and Vasiliy Aksyonov, and by the songs of Vladimir Vysotskiy, Yuri Vizbor, Bulat Okudzhava, and Aleksandr Galich. After graduation as an engineer, he worked as a manager at the Moscow Electric-Vacuum Industry, which was making color TV tubes.

From 1970-1974 Abdrashitov studied film directing under Mikhail Romm at the Moscow State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK). After the death of Romm, he continued his film studies under Lev Kulidzhanov and graduated as a film director. His directorial debut was Ostanovite Potapova! (1973), a satirical comedy based on the screenplay by Grigori Gorin. In 1975 Abdrashitov met with the unknown writer Aleksandr Mindadze. That was the beginning of their fruitful collaboration in their next 12 films, which they made together in 30 years. Their films were awarded at many international film festivals as well as at the Soviet and Russian film forums. Abdrashitov became Laureat of the Russian State Prize for his film The Train Has Stopped (1982). In Parade of the Planets (1984), an existential film, starring Oleg Borisov, Sergey Shakurov, and Sergey Nikonenko with others, seven men are trying to find their way back home after a military training in which they were "killed" by an enemy's missile, and seized to exist. In search for their way home they go through mystical experiences in the battlefield, then in a "city of women", in a retirement home, and finally they witness a Parade of the Planets, a rare cosmic event that happens once in a thousand years.

Abdrashitov and Mindadze has been enjoying continuous and fruitful collaboration which had resulted in many critically acclaimed works. Their Plumbum, or Dangerous Game (1987) was awarded the Gold Medal at the 44-th Venice International film Festival. Abdrashitov was made Laureat of the USSR State Prize for his film Sluga (1989), which was also awarded the Alfred Bower Prize from the Ecumenic Jury at the Berlin Film Festival (1991). Their haunting film Vremya tantsora (1998), with remarkable acting by Sergey Garmash and Chulpan Khamatova, received several awards and nominations. Their latest Magnitnye buri (2003) (aka.. Magnetic Storms) is an apocalyptic, anti-Utopian, almost "pavlovian" analysis of provincial life in Russia, where people are programmed to become zombies, trapped in a vicious cycle of work for survival and the only events that bring variety to their monotonous life are occasional sparks of bloody fist-fights - albeit powerless to change the general doom.

Vadim Abdrashitov is a Member of the Russian Film Academy and a Member of the Russian Union of Cinematographers. He received numerous awards and nominations at Russian and International film festivals and was designated People's Artist of Russia in 1992. Vadim Abdrashitov has been enjoying a happy family life with his wife, Natella Toidze, and their two children, son Oleg (born in 1973) and daughter Naina (born in 1980). Abdrashitov is currently residing and working in Moscow.

Born in Kharkov, Ukraine. Moved to America in 1990. Has two younger brothers Nicholas and Dennis Bulba. Finished Louis D. Brandeis High School. He wanted to be a lawyer but changed his mind when entered college . Started acting in 2005 and now is Majored in Film Production at Brooklyn College. Opened his company, Ocean Wave Pictures, where he is Directing and Producing music videos, commercials and films.

Gary co-created Baba Fira, a hit Russian YouTube series.

Olga Krasko was born on 30 November 1981 in Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]. She is an actress, known for The Turkish Gambit (2005), Valeriy Kharlamov. Dopolnitelnoe vremya (2008) and Doktor Krasnov (2023).

Valentina Chepiga was born on 27 April 1962 in Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]. She is an actress, known for The Interplanetary Surplus Male and Amazon Women of Outer Space (2003).

Mikhail Bogin was born on 4 April 1936 in Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]. He is a director and writer, known for Dvoe (1965), A Ballad of Love (1971) and Zosya (1967).

Justine Pasek was born on 29 August 1979 in Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]. She has been married to Dan Joelson since 8 August 2009.

Yuri Kuzmenko was born on 25 May 1949 in Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]. He was a director and actor, known for Dalnoboyshchiki (2001), The Diplomat (2019) and Daphnis and Chloe (1993). He died on 12 July 2024 in Russia.

Sergei Popov was born on 14 November 1946 in Kharkov Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine]. He is an actor and writer, known for The Asthenic Syndrome (1989), Ulybka (1992) and Moskva, ya lyublyu tebya! (2010).

Anatoliy Petritskiy was born on 14 December 1931 in Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Prichaly (1987), War and Peace (1965) and The Shooting Party (1978). He was married to Natalya Babochkina. He died on 6 September 2024 in Moscow, Russia.

Elena Kuletskaya was born on 7 August 1982 in Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]. She is an actress, known for Shanghai Belle (2011), Bukabu (2019) and Reutov TV (2010). She has been married to Stanislav Romanovskiy since 17 August 2014. They have two children.

Valeriy Ivchenko was born on 20 November 1939 in Kupyansk, Kharkov Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kupiansk, Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Sirano de Berzherak (1989), Superment (1990) and The ultimate reason for kings (1986). He died on 2 March 2024 in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Aleftina Evdokimova was born on 6 October 1939 in Osnova, Kharkov Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]. She is an actress, known for Ekipazh (1980), Maltiyskiy krest (2008) and Missiya v Kabule (1971).

Aleksandr Getmanskiy was born on 22 January 1960 in Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Neskolko lyubovnykh istoriy (1994), Porokh i drob (2013) and A Ring with a Ruby (2018). He died on 1 April 2023 in Kiev, Ukraine.

Aleksandr Kutepov was born on 11 October 1929 in Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Krasnaya ploshchad (1970), Povest o latyshskom strelke (1958) and Bolshaya doroga (1963). He died on 25 July 1999 in Moscow, Russia.

Ruslan Mikaberidze was born on 24 August 1939 in Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Assassination Attempt (1981), Neilonis nadzvis khe (1985) and Stealing the Moon (1972). He died on 16 December 2020 in Tbilisi, Georgia.