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Template:Short description Template:Protection padlock Template:Pp-semi-indef Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox person Nikita Sergeyevich MikhalkovTemplate:Family name footnote (Template:Langx; born 21 October 1945) is a Russian filmmaker and actor. He made his directorial debut with the Red Western film At Home Among Strangers (1974) after appearing in a series of films, including the romantic comedy Walking the Streets of Moscow (1964), the war drama The Red and the White (1967), the romantic drama A Nest of Gentry (1969) and the adventure drama The Red Tent (1969). His subsequent films include the romantic comedy-drama A Slave of Love (1976), the drama An Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano (1977), the romantic drama Five Evenings (1978), the historical drama Siberiade (1979), the romantic comedy Station for Two (1983), the drama Without Witness (1983) and the romantic comedy-drama Dark Eyes (1987). Mikhalkov then directed, co-wrote and appeared in the adventure drama film Close to Eden (1991), for which he received the Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival and an Academy Award nomination.

Following the Soviet Union's dissolution, Mikhalkov directed, co-wrote and starred in the historical drama Burnt by the Sun (1994), for which he won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He received the "Special Lion" at the Venice Film Festival for his contribution to the cinematography and an Academy Award nomination for the legal drama 12 (2007).

Mikhalkov is a three-time laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation (1993, 1995, 1999) and Full Cavalier of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland".

Ancestry

Template:BLP unreferenced section Mikhalkov was born in Moscow into the noble and distinguished Mikhalkov family. His great-grandfather was the imperial governor of Yaroslavl, whose mother was a princess of the House of Golitsyn. Nikita's father, Sergey Mikhalkov, was best known as writer of children's literature, although he also wrote lyrics to his country's national anthem on three occasions spanning nearly 60 years – two sets of lyrics used for the Soviet national anthem, and the current lyrics of the Russian national anthem. Mikhalkov's mother, poet Natalia Konchalovskaya, was the daughter of the avant-garde artist Pyotr Konchalovsky and granddaughter of another outstanding painter, Vasily Surikov. Nikita's older brother is the filmmaker Andrei Konchalovsky, primarily known for his collaboration with Andrei Tarkovsky and his own Hollywood action films, such as Runaway Train and Tango & Cash.

Career

Early acting career

Mikhalkov studied acting at the children's studio of the Moscow Art Theatre and later at the Shchukin School of the Vakhtangov Theatre. While still a student, he appeared in Georgiy Daneliya's film Walking the Streets of Moscow (1964) and his brother Andrei Konchalovsky's film Home of the Gentry (1969). He was soon on his way to becoming a star of the Soviet stage and cinema.

Directing

While continuing to pursue his acting career, he entered VGIK, the state film school in Moscow, where he studied directing under filmmaker Mikhail Romm, teacher to his brother and Andrei Tarkovsky. He directed his first short film in 1968, I'm Coming Home, and another for his graduation, A Quiet Day at the End of the War in 1970. Mikhalkov had appeared in more than 20 films, including his brother's Uncle Vanya (1972), before he co-wrote, directed and starred in his first feature, At Home Among Strangers in 1974, an Ostern set just after the 1920s civil war in Russia.

Mikhalkov established an international reputation with his second feature, A Slave of Love (1976). Set in 1917, it followed the efforts of a film crew to make a silent melodrama in a resort town while the Revolution rages around them. The film, based upon the last days of Vera Kholodnaya, was highly acclaimed upon its release in the U.S.

Mikhalkov's next film, An Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano (1977) was adapted by Mikhalkov from Chekhov's early play, Platonov, and won the first prize at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. In 1978, while starring in his brother's epic film Siberiade, Mikhalkov made Five Evenings, a love story about a couple separated by World War II, who meet again after eighteen years. Mikhalkov's next film, A Few Days from the Life of I. I. Oblomov (1980), with Oleg Tabakov in the title role, is based on Ivan Goncharov's classic novel about a lazy young nobleman who refuses to leave his bed. Family Relations (1981) is a comedy about a provincial woman in Moscow dealing with the tangled relationships of her relatives. Without Witness (1983) tracks a long night's conversation between a woman (Irina Kupchenko) and her ex-husband (Mikhail Ulyanov) when they are accidentally locked in a room. The film won the Prix FIPRESCI at the 13th Moscow International Film Festival.<ref name="Moscow1983">Template:Cite web</ref>

In the early 1980s, Mikhalkov resumed his acting career, appearing in Eldar Ryazanov's immensely popular Station for Two (1982) and A Cruel Romance (1984). At that period, he also played Henry Baskerville in the Soviet screen version of The Hound of the Baskervilles. He also starred in many of his own films, including At Home Among Strangers, A Slave of Love, and An Unfinished Piece for Player Piano.

International success

Mikhalkov, 41, at the 44th Venice International Film Festival

Incorporating several short stories by Chekhov, Dark Eyes (1987) stars Marcello Mastroianni as an old man who tells a story of a romance he had when he was younger, a woman he has never been able to forget. The film was highly praised, and Mastroianni received the Best Actor Prize at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival<ref name="cannes-1987.com">Template:Cite web</ref> and an Academy Award nomination for his performance.

Mikhalkov's next film, Urga (1992, a.k.a. Close to Eden), set in the little-known world of the Mongols, received the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Mikhalkov's Anna: 6–18 (1993) documents his daughter Anna as she grows from childhood to maturity.

Mikhalkov's most famous production to date, Burnt by the Sun (1994), was steeped in the paranoid atmosphere of Joseph Stalin's Great Terror. The film received the Grand Prize at Cannes<ref name="cannes-1994.com">Template:Cite web</ref> and the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> among many other honors. To date, Burnt by the Sun remains the highest-grossing film to come out of the former Soviet Union.

In 1996, he was the head of the jury at the 46th Berlin International Film Festival.<ref name="Berlinale">Template:Cite web</ref>

Recent career

Mikhalkov and his daughter Nadezhda at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival

Mikhalkov used the critical and financial triumph of Burnt by the Sun to raise $25 million for his most epic venture to date, The Barber of Siberia (1998). The film, which was screened out of competition at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival,<ref name="cannes-1999.com">Template:Cite web</ref> was designed as a patriotic extravaganza for domestic consumption. It featured Julia Ormond and Oleg Menshikov, who regularly appears in Mikhalkov's films, in the leading roles. The director himself appeared as Tsar Alexander III of Russia.

The film received the Russian State Prize and spawned rumours about Mikhalkov's presidential ambitions. The director, however, chose to administer the Russian cinema industry. Despite much opposition from rival directors, he was elected the President of the Russian Society of Cinematographers and has managed the Moscow Film Festival since 2000. He also set the Russian Academy Golden Eagle Award in opposition to the traditional Nika Award.Template:Citation needed

In 2005, Mikhalkov resumed his acting career, starring in three brand-new movies – The Councillor of State, a Fandorin mystery film which broke the Russian box-office records, Dead Man's Bluff, a noir-drenched comedy about the Russian Mafia, and Krzysztof Zanussi's Persona non grata.

In 2007, Mikhalkov directed and starred in 12, a Russian adaptation of Sidney Lumet's court drama 12 Angry Men. In September 2007, 12 received a special Golden Lion for the "consistent brilliance" of its work and was praised by many critics at the Venice Film Festival. In 2008, 12 was named as a nominee for Best Foreign Language Film for the 80th Academy Awards. Commenting on the nomination, Mikhalkov said, "I am overjoyed that the movie has been noticed in the United States and, what's more, was included in the shortlist of five nominees. This is a significant event for me."

He also served as the executive producer of an epic film 1612.

Mikhalkov presented his "epic drama" Burnt by the Sun 2 at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, but did not receive any awards.<ref name="hollywoodreporter">Template:Cite web</ref> The film was selected in 2011 as the Russian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 84th Academy Awards.<ref name="84th">Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2022, he proposed organizing the Eurasian Film Academy and the Diamond Butterfly film award.<ref>Михалков предложил учредить евразийский "Оскар"</ref>

Personal life

Mikhalkov's first wife was renowned Russian actress Anastasiya Vertinskaya, whom he married on 6 March 1967. They had a son, Stepan (born September 1966).

With his second wife, former model Tatyana, he had a son Artyom (born 8 December 1975), and daughters Anna (born 1974) and Nadya (born 27 September 1986).

Political activity

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Mikhalkov with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on the set of the movie Burnt by the Sun 2 in Leningrad Oblast on 13 May 2008

Mikhalkov is actively involved in Russian politics. He is known for his at times Russian nationalist and Slavophile views. Mikhalkov was instrumental in propagating Ivan Ilyin's ideas in post-Soviet Russia. He authored several articles about Ilyin and came up with the idea of transferring his remains from Switzerland to the Donskoy Monastery in Moscow, where the philosopher had dreamed to find his last retreat. The ceremony of reburial, also of Anton Denikin, a general whose slogan was ‘Russia, one and indivisible’ was held on 3 October 2005.

In October 2006, Mikhalkov visited Serbia, giving moral support to Serbia's sovereignty over Kosovo.<ref>Михалков: "Я приехал, чтобы поддержать сохранение Косова в составе Сербии"Template:Dead link</ref> In 2008, he visited Serbia to support Tomislav Nikolić who was running as the ultra-nationalist candidate for the Serb presidency at the time. Mikhalkov took part in a meeting of "Nomocanon", a Serb youth organization which denies war crimes committed by Serbs in the 1992–99 Yugoslav Wars. In a speech given to the organization, Mikhalkov spoke about a "war against Orthodoxy" wherein he cited Orthodox Christianity as "the main force which opposes cultural and intellectual McDonald's". In response to his statement, a journalist asked Mikhalkov: "Which is better, McDonald's or Stalinism?" Mikhalkov answered: "That depends on the person".<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> Mikhalkov has described himself as a monarchist.<ref>Великое интервью о великом кино Template:Webarchive. Kommersant.ru. 11 May 2010.</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Mikhalkov has been a strong supporter of Russian president Vladimir Putin. In October 2007, Mikhalkov, who produced a television program for Putin's 55th birthday, co-signed an open letter asking Putin not to step down after the expiry of his term in office.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Mikhalkov's vertical of power-style leadership of the Cinematographers' Union<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> has been criticized by many prominent Russian filmmakers and critics as autocratic, and encouraged many members to leave and form a rival union in April 2010.<ref>НАМ НЕ НРАВИТСЯ Template:Webarchive – manifesto of those starting new union</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2015, Mikhalkov was banned from entering Ukraine for 5 years because of his support for the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Despite his support for the annexation of Crimea he also called for the release of imprisoned Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On 24 February 2022, he advocated the international recognition of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic by Russia and supported 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, citing betrayal by Ukraine and the killings of Donbas residents.<ref name="tass25.02">Template:Cite news</ref> He also criticized those Russian cultural figures who oppose Russia's invasion, arguing that they were silent about the crimes against Donbas, and now, in his opinion, they are only saving their property abroad from sanctions and teaching their children there.<ref name="tass25.02" />

In December 2022 the EU sanctioned Mikhalkov in relation to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In January 2023, Ukraine imposed sanctions on Mikhalkov for his support of 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.<ref name="Meduza 2023">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="The Kyiv Independent 2023">Template:Cite web</ref>

In Internet

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The logo of the author's program "Besogon TV"

On March 9, 2011, Nikita Mikhalkov registered a nikitabesogon account in LiveJournal, which was sold to another user in 2020. According to Mikhalkov, he chose a nickname named after his heavenly patron Nikita Besogon (Nikita, the exorcist). The video blog has become the format of communication. At the same time, the channel "Besogon TV" was registered on YouTube. After the account was advertised by famous bloggers, Mikhalkov's magazine gained popularity (in one month it was added to friends by more than 6 thousand users)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and in terms of the number of views, he was in the top ten of the rating.<ref>Livejournal. Ratings.</ref> In the videos, Mikhalkov answered users' questions, refuted various, in his opinion, untrue information on the Internet, spreading various conspiracy theories.<ref>Никита Михалков стал блогером-Бесогоном Template:Webarchive. РИА Новости, 21.03.2011.</ref><ref name=":7">Template:Cite web</ref> In May 2011, he started a page on the VKontakte social network.<ref>Интернет: Никита Михалков завёл себе страницу «Вконтакте» Template:Webarchive. Lenta.ru, 04.05.2011.</ref>

Later, on this basis, the Besogon TV program appeared, which was broadcast once a month by the Rossiya-24 TV channel from March 8, 2014, to May 1, 2020, without copyright and financial remuneration from the creators.<ref>Цензура для цензоров Template:Webarchive. Лениздат, 12.2015.</ref> The TV channel did not air the program twice.:

Since January 20, 2019, the Besogon TV program has been broadcast on the Spas TV channel.

On May 1, 2020, after the release entitled "Who has the state in their pocket?" (about Bill Gates' possible plans to chip and destroy people under the guise of vaccination), its repeats over the weekend were removed from the broadcast network of the Rossiya-24 TV channel. Later, Mikhalkov stopped cooperating with this TV channel, but continued to release his program on YouTube.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Since March 6, 2021, the program has been broadcast again, but broadcasts from previous years are being broadcast.<ref>«БесогонТВ» Михалкова 6 марта вновь выйдет в эфире телеканала «Россия-24» Template:Webarchive // ТАСС, 3 марта 2021</ref>

On October 21, 2020, it became known that the Besogon TV program is sometimes watched by the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin.<ref>Встреча с Никитой Михалковым Template:Webarchive. Kremlin.ru, 21.10.2020.</ref>

In March 2022, against the backdrop of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Medinsky, assistant to the president and former Minister of Culture of Russia, compared the current situation with the Troubles and called for "Besogon" to be translated into "as many languages as possible".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In August 2022, against the background of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Mikhalkov presented Konstantin Tulinov, a former prisoner, as a hero in his Besogon TV program.,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> who died in Ukraine. Russian media journalists found out that Tulinov was recruited into the Wagner private military company, and in the Kresty pre-trial detention center he participated in the torture of his fellow inmates.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> According to the data Gulagu.net Like Fontanka, Tulinov was an activist of the so-called "press hut".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

As of January 2023, the number of subscribers of the Besogon TV channel was 1.47 million.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On January 18, 2024, the YouTube video hosting service blocked the Besogon TV channel for "... numerous or serious violations of YouTube's rules regarding discriminatory statements".<ref name=":7" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Conspiracy theories

In the author's program "Besogon TV" Mikhalkov repeatedly quoted various conspiracy theories.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> For example, in the issue "Who has the state in their pocket?",<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> released on May 1, 2020, as part of the Besogon TV video blog on YouTube, he announced Bill Gates' alleged plans to reduce the world's population through vaccination against COVID-19; about chipping through certain vaccinations, with which a person can allegedly turn into a controlled robot; that prolonged isolation and distance learning is being introduced, possibly with the aim of creating a "digital addiction" among citizens.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ilya Varlamov, a Russian journalist and public figure, criticized Mikhalkov's statements about chipping:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

"Patent 666" is actually called "A cryptocurrency system using body activity data." Microsoft has patented a scheme in which a certain cryptocurrency system can set tasks for the user and monitor their implementation using a gadget. (…)

What makes Mikhalkov think that this is a nanochip that is implanted into the human body through a vaccine? It will be more like a fitness bracelet or a headband like the one that big headphones have, or some kind of mini camera on a laptop or VR helmet that will monitor the movement of the pupils.

Why did Mikhalkov assume that this technology would be mandatory for all 7 billion people living on Earth? And for no reason, this is pure speculation. Like, try to refute it!

What makes Mikhalkov think that this technology will ever be used? As for patents, it's a special culture in America. A huge number of large and small companies are trying to patent any nonsense, so that they can compete to see how much money they can make from whom. This forces everyone to patent literally everything.

In September 2020, Mikhalkov shared a conspiracy theory about the protests in Belarus. According to Mikhalkov, some of the people in the photos from the protest were drawn using computer graphics, while Mikhalkov said that he could be trusted because he "says it as a professional.".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2020, Mikhalkov was nominated for his public conspiracy statements.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":1">Template:Cite web</ref> for the anti-award "Honorary Academician LIED", organized by the project "Anthropogenesis.<url>" in the framework of the scientific and educational forum "Scientists against myths-13". According to the results of the second stage of the anti-award, which ended with a popular vote on October 13, 2020, Mikhalkov took first place, but according to the results of the final ceremony, held on November 1, 2020, he lost the leadership.<ref name=":2">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":3">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":4">Template:Cite web</ref> to Galina Chervonskaya, a Russian activist in the anti-vaccination movement. Mikhalkov was awarded the "Vroskar Award of the Lionic Film Academy" with the wording "for outstanding directorial and acting talent aimed at spreading delusional ideas".<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4" />

In the May 23, 2023 issue of Living a Lie, Mikhalkov promoted a fringe moon conspiracy theory.<ref>Template:YouTube. «И сейчас проверить: высадка эта была реальной и снята во время путешествия "Аполлон-11" или снята в павильонах Великобритании… невозможно». С момента 23:35.</ref> In March 2024, he stated that the cause of Alexei Navalny's death was the Pfizer vaccine, which caused a blood clot to detach.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Awards and achievements

State awards and titles

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At the award ceremony of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 1st class. December 10th, 2015

Awards of the USSR and the Russian Federation

Awards from other countries

Other awards and titles

Public positions

Criticism

A number of Nikita Mikhalkov's actions have received mixed reviews from society:

  • On March 10, 1999, the director was holding a master class at the Central House of Cinematographers when two National Bolsheviks entered and began throwing eggs at him.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Photos and videos show Nikita Mikhalkov kicking one of the hooligans in the face while he was being held tightly by the guards' arms.<ref>YouTube — Дворянин Михалков бьёт ногой по лицу Template:Webarchive.</ref> Marina Lesko wrote in the newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda that he behaved "like a nobleman – the plebs don't even know that only equals fight 'with their fists', and Nikita really behaved like a gentleman.".<ref>Созвездие Михалкова // KP.RU Template:Webarchive.</ref>
  • In 2010, Mikhalkov proposed that the government introduce compensatory fees on the production and import of storage media and audio-video recording devices to finance cultural support funds in the amount of 5 rubles per piece of storage media and 0.5%, but not less than 100 rubles and not more than 10 thousand rubles, of the cost of the equipment. The bill proposed the following list of storage media: tapes, magnetic disks, optical, semiconductor and other storage media, equipment with an audio or video recording device and using magnetic, optical or semiconductor storage media (except laptops, photo and video cameras).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2010, Rosokhrankultura transferred the right to the Russian Union of Copyright Holders (RUCH), headed by Nikita Mikhalkov, to collect 1% of all audiovisual information media sold in favor of copyright holders. A number of Internet users organized a campaign calling for sending a parcel with a delivery confirmation addressed to Mikhalkov, which would contain blanks and 6 coins worth 5 kopecks, which is a hint at the biblical 30 pieces of silver.<ref>Тридцать копеек для режиссёраTemplate:Dead link</ref>
  • In 2010, a number of media outlets<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Information has emerged that Nikita Mikhalkov is preparing lawsuits against some well-known LiveJournal users (in particular, Artemy Lebedev) for publishing caricatures of the posters for his film Burnt by the Sun 2 in their blogs.
  • In May 2012, a letter signed by Nikita Mikhalkov and composer Andrei Eshpai was sent to the State Duma with a proposal to introduce a number of amendments to the Civil Code (CC) regarding copyrights and fees for distributing and listening to copyrighted content. The Russian Authors' Society (RAO) was going to demand a share of the income not only from movie theaters, television companies and radio stations, but also from the owners of all sites in the .ru and .рф domain zones.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • For a long time, Nikita Mikhalkov was approached by the 37th Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus Filaret,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> public figures<ref name="Ateist">Template:Cite web</ref> with a request for assistance in restoring the Church of the Holy Archangel Michael in the town of Zembin (Belarus), which was significantly damaged during the filming of one of the war episodes of the movie "Roll Call" (in this movie Mikhalkov played the role of a tank driver who drove a T-34 tank into the altar of the church and drove through the burial places of the clergy behind the altar). There were no responses to these requests.<ref name="Ateist" />

Hotel in Maly Kozikhinsky Lane

Mikhalkov's studio "TriTe" is the customer of the demolition of a number of historical buildings in Maly Kozikhinsky Lane and the construction of a hotel in their place.<ref>Москвичи призвали персонажей Михалкова восстать против гостиницы мэтра Template:Webarchive.</ref> At the end of October 2010, residents addressed an open letter to Mikhalkov, as well as to the Moscow mayor's office, protesting against the continuation of construction. Residents asked to review the project, reduce the height of the hotel, refuse to build an underground garage, and recreate the historical facades of the demolished buildings.<ref>Жители М. Козихинского переулка обратились за помощью к Сергею Собянину Template:Webarchive.</ref> People's Artist of the Russian Federation Tatyana Dogileva took an active part in picketing the construction site.<ref>Стройку в Козихинском приостановят Template:Webarchive.</ref><ref>Переулок заблокировал актрису Template:Webarchive.</ref> On December 8, 2010, local residents who came to see the prefect of the Central Administrative District, among whom was Dogileva, were accused of seizing the prefecture. The prefect of the Central Administrative District stated that the construction of Mikhalkov's hotel would continue.<ref>Татьяна Догилева: «Милиционеры тащили меня за ноги по полу префектуры ЦАО!» Template:Webarchive.</ref> Mikhalkov, in turn, threatened Dogileva with exclusion from the Union of Cinematographers "for non-payment of membership fees."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Flashing light

In 2010, in an interview with the REN-TV channel, when asked if it was true that he drove with a flashing light, Nikita Mikhalkov answered: "yes", "the flashing light belongs to the Ministry of Defense", thanks to the flashing light he "made it to the filming of the movie US-2". He added that "it has always been like this and it will always be like this!".<ref>Template:YouTube</ref>

In May 2011, the director approached the leadership of the Russian Defense Ministry with a request to relieve him of his post as chairman of the Public Council under this department. He motivated this by his dissatisfaction with the quality of the organization of military parades on Victory Day in 2010 and 2011, the depressing state of Russian military education, and the alienation between society and the army. This meant his refusal of all the privileges associated with this position, primarily the special car signal. However, a source in the Defense Ministry told the Interfax agency that Mikhalkov made the decision to leave the Public Council after he was informed that the special signal had been removed from his car. According to him, "it is surprising that the famous film director's disapproval of the procedure for holding parades last and this year began to be expressed by him when the issue of the flashing light came up.".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On May 23, 2011, Komsomolskaya Pravda published a letter addressed to Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov on May 16, signed by Nikita Mikhalkov. "This is a private letter that I wrote to the Defense Minister. I don't know how it got out of the military department and into the media. I won't comment on the letter, I want to understand what the reaction to this appeal will be," the film director said.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On May 24, Nikita Mikhalkov himself, in the pages of the Izvestia newspaper, rejected both the reports that they were going to deprive him of his flashing light in any case, and the suggestion that his resignation as chairman of the Public Council was an "elegant way" to get rid of criticism in the blogosphere. He stated: "There were and are no formal grounds for removing the flashing light. In all these years, my driver has not had a single complaint from the traffic police. In any case, the flashing light is not due to Mikhalkov, but to the chairman of the Public Council. I will hand it in along with my license." He also emphasized that he finds it hard to imagine that the "hysterical campaign in the blogosphere" could influence the decisions of the Ministry of Defense: "It’s not the flashing light that irritates them, but my personality. If there is no flashing light, they will come up with a wagtail, a pihalka, or anything else. They are making up stories about me scattering 'combat vipers' around the estate.".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Mikhalkov also admitted that due to the lack of a flashing light, he might be able to do much less. "Another question is who will benefit from this," he said in an interview.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On May 29, Mikhalkov's car — now without a flashing light — was filmed repeatedly driving into the oncoming lane. After the video was made public, the Road Safety Department initiated an investigation into the incident.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Filmography

Year Film
Director Screenwriter Producer Role Notes
1959 The sun is shining on everyone schoolboy first movie role; not in the credits
1960 Clouds over Borsk Petya, "Father Nikon" in a school anti-religious skit
1961 The Adventures of Krosh Vadim, Igor's friend
My friend, Kolka! schoolboy<ref>Детские роли Никиты Михалкова.</ref> not in the credits
1964 I'm walking through Moscow Nikolay
Wick No. 29 (the plot is "Not according to the instructions") subway passenger short film
1965 A year like life Jules
Roll call Sergey Borodin
1966 A joke A. P., the narrator in his youth short film
Not a good day. Nikita
1967 Stars and soldiers Glazunov, ensign
War and Peace Episode He was approved for the role of Petya Rostov, but starred in only one scene — horseback riding during a hunt, after which he did not participate in the film; there is no credits
Devochka i veshchi Template:Y Template:Y short film, term paper
And this lips, and green eyes… Template:Y Template:Y short film, term paper
1968 And I Go Home Template:Y Template:Y short film, term paper
1969 The noble Nest Prince Nelidov
The Song of Manshuk Valery Yezhov
The Red Tent Boris Chukhnovsky
1970 Sports, sports, sports Kiribeevich, an oprichnik
Risk Template:Y
A quiet day at the end of the war Template:Y short film, thesis
Wick No. 94 (the plot of "Dear words") Template:Y short film
Wick No. 97 (the plot of "Fly in the Ointment") Template:Y short film
Wick No. 98 (the plot is "Unconscious") Template:Y short film
1972 The stationmaster Minsky, the hussar
Chocolate Template:Y a short promotional film
Wick No. 125 (the plot "Victim of hospitality") Template:Y short film
1974 Wick No. 148 (the "Object Lesson" story) Template:Y short film
Wick No. 150 (the plot "Let's start a new life") Template:Y short film
At Home Among Strangers Template:Y Template:Y Alexander Brylov, ataman of the gang, former captain Feature directorial debut
1976 A Slave of Love Template:Y Ivan, the revolutionary underground worker
1977 An Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano Template:Y Template:Y Nikolai Ivanovich Triletsky, doctor, Sashenka's brother
Trans-Siberian Express Template:Y
Hate Template:Y
1978 Siberiade Alexey Ustyuzhanin, son of Nikolai and Anastasia
Five Evenings Template:Y Template:Y
1979 A Few Days from the Life of I.I. Oblomov Template:Y Template:Y a distinguished gentleman in St. Petersburg not in the credits as an actor
1981 Family Relations Template:Y waiter
Two voices Sergey Nikolaevich Baklazhanov, Professor, library reader
Portrait of the artist's wife Boris Petrovich, deputy director of the boarding house, Nina's boyfriend
The Hound of the Baskervilles Sir Henry Baskerville, nephew and heir of Sir Charles, the last of the Baskervilles
1982 Station for Two Andrey, the conductor
Traffic police Inspector Valentin Pavlovich Trunov, Director of the Service Station
Flying in a dream and in reality Director on a night shoot (cameo)
1983 Without Witness Template:Y Template:Y
250 grams — radioactive testament Max Seman, architect
1984 A cruel romance Sergey Sergeevich Paratov, hereditary nobleman, owner of a shipping company
1986 My favorite clown Template:Y
1987 Dark Eyes Template:Y Template:Y
1988 Wick No. 310 (the plot of "The Forgotten Tapes?") Template:Y short film
1989 The Lonely Hunter Template:Y
1990 Hitchhiking Template:Y Template:Y Template:Y It was made with money from an advertising contract with the Fiat concern<ref>Михалков Н. С. Территория моей любви. — М.: Эксмо, 2015. — 416 с. — ISBN 978-5-699-68930-9.</ref>
Under the Northern Lights
1991 Humiliated and insulted Prince Valkovsky
Close to Eden Template:Y Template:Y Cyclist on a Chinese city street (cameo)
1992 The beautiful stranger The Colonel
1993 Remembering Chekhov Template:Y The film was not completed
Anna: 6 - 18 Template:Y Template:Y Template:Y cameo documentary film-biography
1994 Burnt by the Sun Template:Y Template:Y Template:Y Sergey Petrovich Kotov, Division Commander
1995 A sentimental trip to my homeland. Music of Russian painting Template:Y Template:Y Template:Y cameo documentary and educational series
1996 The Auditor Anton Antonovich Draughtsman-Dmukhanovsky, mayor
Russian project Senior cosmonaut social advertising of the ORT TV channel
1997 Schizophrenia cameo
1998 The Barber of Siberia Template:Y Template:Y Template:Y Emperor Alexander III
2000 Faith, hope, blood one of the roles The film was not completed
A tender age Template:Y
2003 Russians without Russia Template:Y documentary and nonfiction film
Father<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Y Template:Y Template:Y cameo documentary film-biography
Mother<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Y Template:Y Template:Y cameo documentary film-biography
2004 72 meters Template:Y
2005 Zhmurki Sergey Mikhailovich ("Mikhalych"), crime boss
Persona Non Grata Oleg, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia
The State Counsellor Template:Y Gleb Georgievich Pozharsky, General
2006 It doesn't hurt. Sergey Sergeevich
2007 Stupid fat rabbit Nikita Sergeevich
1612 Template:Y
55 Template:Y Template:Y Template:Y cameo documentary and nonfiction film
12 Template:Y Template:Y Template:Y Nikolai, foreman of the jury
2010 Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus Template:Y Template:Y Template:Y Sergey Petrovich Kotov, former division commander, penal officer
2011 Burnt by the Sun 3: The Citadel Template:Y Template:Y Template:Y Sergey Petrovich Kotov, Lieutenant General
2012 House on the side of the road Template:Y
After school cameo
2013 Legend No. 17 Template:Y
Poddubny Template:Y
A foreign land Template:Y cameo documentary and nonfiction film
2014 Own land<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Y cameo documentary and nonfiction film
Sunstroke Template:Y Template:Y Template:Y
2016 Crew Template:Y
2017 Upward movement Template:Y
2018 Coach Template:Y
2019 Т-34 Template:Y
2020 The story of an unreleased movie Template:Y Template:Y Template:Y cameo a documentary film about Mikhalkov's 1993 but unreleased film Remembering Chekhov
Streltsov Template:Y
The Silver Skates Template:Y
Fire Template:Y
2021 A couple from the future Template:Y
World Champion Template:Y
2023 The Righteous One Template:Y
The Bremen Town Musicians Template:Y
2024 The Wizard of Oz. Yellow brick road Template:Y
The Prophet. The story of Alexander Pushkin Template:Y
2025 The Kraken Template:Y

Text-to-speech

  • 1965 — Full Circle (radio play by Andrei Tarkovsky) — Claude Hope, an officer of the British Navy
  • 2004 — Earthly and Heavenly (episode No. 10 "Summer of the Lord") — voiceover
  • 2006 — Quiet Don — voiceover
  • 2025 — Father 2. Grandfather — voice-over text

Reads the voiceover translation of foreign lines in his films:

  • 1987 — Black eyes
  • 1990 — Hitchhiking
  • 1991 — Urga — the territory of love
  • 1998 — The Siberian Barber

Song performance

In the film "I'm walking through Moscow," Mikhalkov performed a song based on the words of Gennady Shpalikov ("I'll spread a white sail over the boat...").

In the film "Cruel Romance" he performed the romance "And the Gypsy Goes" based on the poems of Rudyard Kipling..

In his 2014 film "Sunstroke," Mikhalkov performed the romance "Not for Me" with the Kuban State Academic Cossack Choir under the direction of Anatoly Arefyev. It was this song that Stanislav Lyubshin's character tried and could not remember in one of the scenes of the film "Five Evenings"..

Documentaries and TV shows

Family

  • Maternal great-grandfather: Vasily Surikov (1848–1916), artist.
  • Maternal grandfather - Pyotr Konchalovsky (1876–1956), painter, People's Artist of the RSFSR (1946).
  • Father: Sergei Mikhalkov (1913–2009), children's writer. Hero of Socialist Labor (1973), Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1967).
  • Mother: Natalia Konchalovskaya (1903–1988), poet and translator.
  • Half-sister - Ekaterina Alekseevna Semenova (Bogdanova) (1931–2019),<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Natalia Konchalovskaya's daughter from her first marriage. She was married to the writer Yulian Semyonov (1931–1993).
  • Niece: Olga Semenova (born 1967), journalist.
  • Elder brother - Andrei Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky (born 1937), film director, People's Artist of the RSFSR (1980).
  • Nephew - Yegor Konchalovsky (born 1966), film director.
Wives and children
  • First wife (1966–1971) — Anastasia Vertinskaya (born 1944), actress, People's Artist of the RSFSR (1988). Son — Stepan (born 1966), producer and restaurateur. Grandchildren: Alexandra (born 1992), Vasily (born 1999), Pyotr (born 2002), Luka (born 2017).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Great-grandchildren: Fyodor Skvortsov (born 2018)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Nikolay Skvortsov (born 2019),<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> sons of granddaughter Alexandra.
  • Second wife (1973 — present) — Tatyana Mikhalkova (born 1947). Daughter — Anna (born 1974), actress, TV presenter; People's Artist of the Russian Federation (2025). Grandchildren: Andrey Bakov (born 2000), Sergey Bakov (born 2001),<ref>Поколенная роспись рода БаковыхTemplate:Dead link</ref> Lydiya Bykova (род. 2013).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Son — Artyom (born 1975), film director and actor. Grandchildren: Natalia (born 2002) and Alexander (born 2020).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Great-grandson Mikhail Stepanenko (born 2024),<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> son of granddaughter Natalia. Daughter — Nadezhda (born 1986), actress, film director, TV presenter. Grandchildren: Nina (born 2011), Ivan (born 2013).

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