March 16, a postcard with a commemorative stamp dedicated to the 100th birth anniversary of Mikhail Kuznetsov, an outstanding Soviet actor, is to be put into circulation


Mikhail Artemyevich Kuznetsov (1918−1986) was a Soviet film and theatre actor, the winner of the Stalin Prize of the first degree, People’s Artist of the RSFSR.

Among his best roles in the cinema were Alexey Solovyev in Mashenka, Fyodor Basmanov in Ivan the Terrible, Doctor Kolosov in In the Name of Life, Solder Skobelev in Taras Shevchenko, Taras in Marina’s Destiny, Chizhik in Salor Chizhik, Anton Lutenko in The Silver Coach, Colonel Lartsev in The Game without Rules, Laktionov in The Guarneri Quartet, Soldier in The Magic Weaver, Military Governor Prozorovsky in The Young Russia, Chistov in Mister High-School Student.

The card with a commemorative stamp depicts Mikhail Kuznetsov’s portrait and a scene from Ivan the Terrible (Mosfilm Studio, 1945) in which he starred in the role of Fyodor Basmanov.

In addition to the card release, JSC Marka is to produce a special cancellation postmark for Moscow.

Design: V. Khablovsky.
Circulation: 10 thousand.
 

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