offered to sign a letter supporting the annexation, he would've signed it. Mark Zakharov died in Moscow on 28 September 2019, 15 days before his 86th birthday. He was buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery near Stanislav Govorukhin, Leonid Bronevoy and Oleg Tabakov. Musical productions Juno and Avos, a rock opera Filmography Train Stop — Two Minutes (1972) Wake Up and Sing (TV, 1974) The Captivating Star of Happiness (1975) (screenplay) The Twelve Chairs (1976) An Ordinary Miracle (1978) The Very Same Munchhausen (1979) The House That Swift Built (1983) Formula of Love (1984) To Kill a Dragon (1988) Balakirev the Buffoon (2002) Honours and awards Order of Friendship of Peoples Order of Merit for the Fatherland; 1st class (13 October 2008) – for outstanding contribution to the development of domestic theatrical art and many years of creative activity 2nd class (11 October 2003) – for outstanding contribution to the development of theatrical arts 3rd class (26 April 1997) – for services to the state and the great personal contribution to the development of theatrical art 4th class (13 September 2013) Honored Art Worker of the RSFSR (1977) People's Artist of the USSR (1991) USSR State Prize (1987) – for the production of plays in the Lenkom Theatre Russian Federation State Prize (1992, 1997, 2002) National Award "Musical Heart of Theatre" (2007) – Winner of the Grand Award for outstanding creative achievement in the field of musical theatre Honorary Member of the Russian Academy of Arts International Stanislavsky Theatre Award (2010) – "for his contribution to the development of Russian theatre" The minor planet 5359 Markzakharov was named in his honour Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation (2018) See also Grigori Gorin, the playwright of many Zakharov's plays and films References External links 1933 births 2019 deaths 20th-century Russian dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Russian male writers Writers from Moscow Academicians of the National Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Russia Academicians of the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences "Nika" Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Honorary Members of the Russian Academy of Arts Academic staff of Perm State University People's Artists of the RSFSR People's Artists of the USSR Full Cavaliers of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples Recipients of the USSR State Prize State Prize of the Russian Federation laureates Russian film directors Russian male