Soviet and russian film director, screenwriter, actor (1926—2012).
Born December 18th, 1926 in Bykovo, Volgograd Oblast.
Died February 15th, 2012 at 85 years old in Moscow (stroke).
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche