Nikita Mikhalkov

Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov is a Russian filmmaker, actor, and head of the Russian Cinematographers Union.

Mikhalkov was born in Moscow into the distinguished, artistic Mikhalkov family. His great grandfather was the imperial governor of Yaroslavl, whose mother was a princess of the House of Golitsyn. Nikitas father, Sergei Mikhalkov, was best known as writer of childrens literature, although he also wrote lyrics to his countrys national anthem on three different occasions spanning nearly 60 years two different sets of lyrics used for the Soviet national anthem, and the current lyrics of the Russian national anthem. Mikhalkovs mother, poet Natalia Konchalovskaya, was the daughter of the avantgarde artist Pyotr Konchalovsky and granddaughter of another outstanding painter, Vasily Surikov. Nikitas older brother is the filmmaker Andrei Konchalovsky, primarily known for his collaboration with Andrei Tarkovsky and his own Hollywood action films, such as Runaway Train and Tango amp Cash.

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