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Biography. Mikhalkov was born in Moscow into the artistic Mikhalkov family. Nikita's father, Sergei Mikhalkov, was best known as writer of children's literature. 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 is a Russian film director, film producerand screenwriter.

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

With his second wife, former model Tatyana, he had a son Artyom, and daughters Anna and Nadya.

Mikhalkov studied acting at the children's studio of the Moscow Art Theatre and later at the Shchukin School of the Vakhtangov Theatre.

In 1971 he graduated from the VGIK. His graduation work was the film "Quiet day at the end of the war", whose script was written by Mikhalkov together with Rustam Ibrahimbekov.

At the age of 27-years Nikita Sergeyevich was called up for military service, in 1972-1973 it was held on the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Navy, the cruiser "Mikhail Kutuzov". According to colleagues, he participated in amateur performances, performed regularly in concerts, gathering full houses.

Political views. Mikhalkov is actively involved in Russian politics. He is known for his at times extreme Russian nationalist and Slavophile views.

In October 2006 Mikhalkov visited Serbia, giving moral support to Serbia's sovereignty over Kosovo.

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". Mikhalkov has described himself as a monarchist.

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.

Mikhalkov's vertical of power-style leadership of the Cinematographers' Union 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.

Creative way. In the film Mikhalkov began acting at age 14. In 1960 he played the role of the student, parodying an Orthodox priest in the movie Basil Orda "Clouds over Bor", in 1961 - in the film Henry Oganesyan's "The Adventures of Crumbling." At age 18, she starred in the film George Danelia "I Step Through Moscow" and sang the same song there and then became widely known.

In 1974, 28-year-old Mikhalkov made his first film "At Home Among Strangers". From 1974 to 1984, almost every year on the screens out of the country of his films; many of them have received international recognition. At the turn of the 1980s, many Mikhalkov and successfully acted in films. In 1984, Nikita Mikhalkov was awarded the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR.

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 Player Piano (1977) was adapted by Mikhalkov from Chekhov's early play, Platonov, and won the first prize at the San Sebastian 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, 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 Witnesses (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.

In the late 1980s, Mikhalkov has created a production association "TriTe". The first film, created with the participation of the association, was the picture of Mikhalkov's "Urga" (1991) - the parable of the Mongolian couples living in the desert. The picture was a success at international film festivals and was nominated for "Nika" award in five categories and "Oscar" in the category "Best Foreign Film".

Since January 1992, Nikita Mikhalkov is a member of the presidium of the Russian Cultural Foundation. In May 1993, Mikhalkov was elected chairman of the Russian Cultural Foundation.

In 1993, Mikhalkov released the film "Anna: from 6 to 18," about the life of his daughter Anna.

Mikhalkov's most famous production to date, Burnt by the Sun (1994). The film received the Grand Prize at Cannes and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, among many other honours. To date, Burnt by the Sun remains the highest grossing film to come out of the former Soviet Union.

In 2007, at the 64th Venice Film Festival, where in the main competition program was presented to the film Mikhalkov's "12", the director won the "Special Lion" for his contribution to cinema. In 2008, 12 was named as a nominee for Best Foreign Language Film for the 80th Academy Awards.

Mikhalkov presented his "epic drama" Burnt by the Sun 2 at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, but did not receive any awards.The film was selected in 2011 as the Russian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards.

In his film "Sunstroke" (2014) Mikhalkov performs the song "Not for me" with the State Academic Kuban Cossack Choir under the direction of Anatoly Aref'eva.

State awards and titles. Awards of the USSR

People's Artist of the RSFSR (28 March 1984)

Honored Artist of the RSFSR (31 December 1976)

Awards Russia

At the ceremony of awarding the Order "For Services to the Fatherland» I degree, December 10, 2015

Order "For Services to the Fatherland» I degree (June 29, 2015) - for outstanding contribution to the development of national culture, cinema and theater, many years of creative activity

Order "For Merit for the Motherland» II degree (21 October 2005) - for outstanding contribution to the development of national culture and art, and many years of creative activity

Order "For Merit» III degree (17 October 1995) - for services to the state, his great personal contribution to the development of film art and culture

Order "For Services to the Fatherland» IV degree (21 October 2010) - for outstanding contribution to the development of national cinematic art, many years of creative and social activities.

Awards in other countries

Knight Grand Cross of the Order "For Merit of the Italian Republic" (2004)

Commander of the Order of the Legion of Honor (1994)

Officer of the Order of the Legion of Honor (1992)

Order of "Friendship" (Azerbaijan, October 20, 2015) - for special merits in the development of cultural relations between Azerbaijan and the Russian Federation

Gold medal "For Merits" of the Republic of Serbia (2013) - for outstanding achievements in social and cultural activities

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