, ▁where ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁he ▁entered ▁a ▁local ▁military ▁college . ▁ ▁However ▁he ▁lost ▁interest ▁in ▁a ▁military ▁career , ▁en rolling ▁in ▁Rost ov ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁to ▁study ▁econom ics . ▁This ▁also ▁failed ▁to ▁ex cite ▁his ▁interest ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁All - Union ▁State ▁Institute ▁of ▁Cin emat ography , ▁qual ifying ▁as ▁a ▁film ▁director ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁Film ▁director ▁Ivan ov - S uk h are v sky ▁first ▁came ▁to ▁notice ▁in ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁film ' s : ▁Kor abl ▁( 1 9 8 8 ), ▁a ▁drama ▁st arring ▁Vladimir ▁Zam ans ky , ▁T ay na ▁zem li ▁( 1 9 8 5 ), ▁a ▁film ▁st arring ▁Y el ena ▁Saf on ova , ▁Nikol ai ▁Pro kop ov ich , ▁Vladimir ▁Simon ov . ▁Some ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁was ▁however ▁suppress ed ▁by ▁the ▁Soviet ▁v et ting ▁commission , ▁not ably ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁document ary ▁Sh ip , ▁which ▁Ivan ov - S uk h are v sky ▁claimed ▁was ▁b anned ▁by ▁a ▁" gang ▁of ▁Y ids " ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Al la ▁Ger ber ▁because ▁it ▁de alt ▁with ▁anti - S emit ic ▁them es . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁Ivan ov - S uk h are v sky ▁was ▁admitted ▁as ▁a ▁captain ▁in ▁the