v ▁( , ▁; ▁ 8 ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁– ▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Soviet ▁and ▁Russian ▁actor ▁and ▁film ▁director ▁who ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁People ' s ▁Art ist ▁of ▁the ▁USS R ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁He ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁as ▁Nag ul nov ▁in ▁Pod ni at aya ▁T sel ina , ▁based ▁on ▁Mik h ail ▁Sh ol ok hov ' s ▁novel ; ▁and ▁N ek hl ud ov ▁in ▁Res urre ction ▁( ), ▁based ▁on ▁Leo ▁Tol sto y ' s ▁novel . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁Y ev gen y ▁Mat ve ye v ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Nov ou k ra ink a ▁in ▁the ▁My k ola iv ▁Governor ate ▁of ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁Soviet ▁Social ist ▁Republic ▁( now ▁Kh erson ▁O blast , ▁Ukraine ) ▁to ▁S emy on ▁Kal in ov ich ▁Mat ve ye v , ▁a ▁Red ▁Army ▁serv ic eman ▁was ▁station ed ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Civil ▁War , ▁N ade zh da ▁F y odor ov na ▁K ov alen ko , ▁a ▁local ▁pe asant ▁woman , ▁on ▁ 8 ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁His ▁father ▁left ▁N ade zh da ▁shortly ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁born . ▁ ▁He ▁attended ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁nearby ▁town ▁of ▁Ts y ur up in sk , ▁where ▁he ▁saw ▁his ▁first ▁play ▁and ▁left ▁school