’ ▁Union ▁of ▁the ▁USS R , ▁and ▁all ▁his ▁films ▁received ▁a ▁" green ▁light ". ▁But ▁it ▁affected ▁Mat ve ye v ' s ▁life ▁very ▁quickly ; ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁per estro ika ▁came , ▁and , ▁with ▁it , ▁came ▁official ▁c ensure : ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁at ▁the ▁Fif th ▁Congress ▁of ▁the ▁Cin emat ograph ers ' ▁Union , ▁Ev gen iy ▁Mat ve ye v ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁from ▁his ▁post ▁as ▁secretary , ▁and ▁was ▁pun ished ▁for ▁his ▁" pol ished ▁pictures " ▁and ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁Bre zh ne v . ▁ ▁Und a unted , ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Mat ve ye v ▁returned ▁to ▁cinemat ography , ▁film ing ▁a ▁trag ic ▁mel od rama ▁V essel ▁of ▁P atience ▁() ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁a ▁leading ▁part , ▁again ▁with ▁Ol ga ▁O str ou m ova ▁as ▁his ▁partner . ▁V essel ▁of ▁P atience ▁was ▁hon ored ▁with ▁a ▁Spect ator ▁Sym path ies ▁Prize ▁at ▁the ▁" Con stell ation " ▁ ▁() ▁festival , ▁but ▁the ▁picture ▁remains ▁relatively ▁unknown . ▁Later ▁on , ▁Mat ve ye v ▁took ▁on ▁roles ▁in ▁pictures ▁about ▁crim inals , ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁V ac ancy ▁of ▁K iller ' s ▁Place ▁and ▁Cl an . ▁In ▁the ▁latter , ▁he ▁re - created ▁Bre zh ne v ▁once