Vasily Shukshin: the Man Who Turned the Village Into Literature

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In a Siberian village, amidst conversations, work and the harsh rhythm of everyday life, the story of Vasily Shukshin begins. Born on July 25, 1929 in Srostki, Altai Krai, he grew up without his father. Although Shukshin was still a child when Makar Shukshin was arrested and shot in 1933, this family tragedy remains a part of the memory that will later feed his prose. His path to literature and cinema was not direct. He worked as a mechanic and …