Yuri IIyenko

Politician, Film director

1936 – 2010

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Who was Yuri IIyenko?

Yuri Ilyenko was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. He directed twelve films between 1965 and 2002. His 1970 film The White Bird Marked with Black was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Golden Prize.

Ilyenko was one of Ukraine's most influential filmmakers. His films were representing Ukraine and what was happening to it. His films were banned in the USSR for their suspected anti Soviet symbolism. Only in the recent years have his films been re released and open to the public.

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Born
Jul 18, 1936
Cherkasy
Also known as
  • Yuri Ilyenko
  • Yuri Gerasimovich Ilyenko
  • Yuri Illienko
  • Yu. Illienko
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Spouses
Children
Ethnicity
  • Ukrainians
Nationality
  • Ukraine
  • Soviet Union
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Died
Jun 15, 2010
Cherkasy Oblast

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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