Georgi Nikolayevich Vasilyev () (25 November 1899 – 18 June 1946) was a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter and actor. From 1928 to 1943, together with Sergei Vasilyev (often jointly, though incorrectly credited as Vasilyev brothers), he co-directed several films, including an influential and critically acclaimed Chapaev (1934). Georgi Vasilyev received two Stalin Prizes in 1941 and 1942. Filmography Honors and awards Honored Art Worker of the RSFSR (1940) Stalin Prize: first class (1941) – for Chapaev first class (1942) – for the 1st series of The Defense of Tsaritsyn Order of Lenin (1935) – for Chapaev Order of the Red Star (1944) Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (1945) External links 1899 births 1946 deaths People from Vologda People from Vologodsky Uyezd Male screenwriters Russian film directors Russian film editors Russian male film actors 20th-century Russian screenwriters 20th-century Russian male writers Soviet film directors Soviet film editors Soviet male film actors Soviet screenwriters 20th-century Russian male actors Stalin Prize winners Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the Red Star Tuberculosis deaths in Slovenia 20th-century deaths from tuberculosis Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery Residents of the Benois House