Yuriy Solomin

Yuriy Solomin was born on Jun 18, 1935 in Russia]. Yuriy Solomin's big-screen debut came with The Red Tent directed by Mikhail Kalatozov in 1969, strarring Felice Trojani. Yuriy Solomin is known for TASS upolnomochen zayavit... directed by Vladimir Fokin, Vyacheslav Tikhonov stars as Konstantinov and Yuriy Solomin as Slavin. The most recent award Yuriy Solomin achieved is People's Artist of the USSR. The upcoming new tvshow Yuriy Solomin plays is Isaev - Season 1 which will be released on Oct 11, 2009.

Yuri Solomin is an acclaimed Russian stage and film actor and director, internationally best known for his work with director Akira Kurosawa in the leading role as Arseniev in Russian-Japanese film Dersou Ouzala (1975).He was born Yuri Mefodievich Solomin on June 18, 1935, in Chita, Siberian Russia, Soviet Union. His father, Mefodi Viktorovich, was a cellist and violinist, his mother, Zinaida Ananievna, was a mezzo-soprano; both parents taught classical music at the House of Pioneers in Chita. In 1953, after graduating from Chita high school, young Yuri Solomin moved to Moscow. There he attended Shchepkin Theatrical School, studied acting under Vera Pashennaya, graduating in 1957 as an actor. That same year he became permanent member of the troupe at the Academic Maly Theatre in Moscow. Since 1988, Solomin has been Artistic Director of the Maly Theatre. He also was Russian Minister of Culture from 1990 to 1992.Yuri Solomin played over 50 roles in films and on television, and also played about 60 roles in stage productions. He was elected president of Association of Russian Theatres, was designated People's Actor of the USSR, and received numerous awards and decorations from both the Soviet and Russian governments. He is living in Moscow, Russia.