Vladimir Menshov

Biography

Vladimir Valentinovich Menshov was a Soviet and Russian actor and film director born in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR on September 17, 1939. Noted for depicting the Russian everyman and working class life in his films, he is best known for directing the Academy Award-winning melodrama Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears in 1979. Menshov's father was an NKVD officer, influencing their family's nomadic lifestyle. He passed away on July 5, 2021.