▁mel od rama , ▁ ▁Dead ly ▁En emy , ▁and ▁played ▁the ▁leading ▁parts ▁in ▁both ▁films ; ▁neither ▁picture ▁achieved ▁great ▁success , ▁however . ▁Among ▁the ▁many ▁films ▁Mat ve ye v ▁star red ▁in ▁during ▁that ▁period , ▁perhaps ▁Ale k se i ▁Sal ty kov ' s ▁The ▁Si ber ian ▁Woman ▁ ▁( ), ▁which ▁gar ner ed ▁him ▁a ▁Best ▁A ctor ▁award , ▁and ▁his ▁part ▁in ▁T aming ▁of ▁the ▁Fire , ▁that ▁of ▁a ▁factory ▁director , ▁show ▁him ▁at ▁his ▁best . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁Y ev gen y ▁Mat ve ye v ▁stepped ▁in ▁as ▁a ▁director ▁again . ▁He ▁fil med ▁Earth ly ▁Love ▁and ▁Dest iny . ▁These ▁pictures ▁have ▁a ▁big ▁success ▁and ▁ ▁audience ▁sympathy ▁even ▁these ▁social ▁stories ▁have ▁been ▁pol ished , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁necessity ▁of ▁Soviet ▁Era . ▁Mat ve ye v ▁star red ▁as ▁a ▁chairman ▁of ▁collect ive ▁farm ▁Zak har ▁D ery ugin ▁and ▁Ol ga ▁O str ou m ova ▁was ▁his ▁partner ▁at ▁this ▁time . ▁ ▁Another ▁notable ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁was ▁a ▁part ▁in ▁Sold iers ▁of ▁Fre edom , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁Leon id ▁Bre zh ne v , ▁General ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁This ▁event ▁affected ▁his ▁career ▁dram atically : ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Cin emat ograph ers