to 1977, he worked as a painter and decorator for Lenfilm Studios. At the same time, he also studied in art and graphics at the Leningrad Pedagogical Institute. He then studied directing in the masterclass of Sergei Garasimov at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography from 1977 to 1981. Selected filmography Films Brother has Come (1979) Redhead (1980) For the Sake of a Few Lines (1985) The Golden Button (1986) Miss Millionaire (1988) The Guard (1990) The Third Planet (1991) The Chekist (1992) Living With an Idiot (1993) Peculiarities of the National Hunt (1995) Operation Happy New Year (1996) Peculiarities of the National Fishing (1998) Checkpoint (1998) Peculiarities of the National Hunt in Winter Season (2000) The Cuckoo (2002) Peculiarities of National Politics (screenplay, 2003) Transit (2006) The Game (2008) The Question of Honour (2010) Aphrodites (2012) The Weapon (2012) TV Streets of Broken Lights (1998–1999) Deadly Force (2000–2005) References External links Soviet film directors 1949 births 2021 deaths Mass media people from Saint Petersburg Russian film directors