People's Artist of Russia Viktor Sukhorukov celebrates 75th anniversary

People’s Artist of Russia Viktor Sukhorukov is preparing to celebrate his 75th anniversary on November 10, 2026. The path to recognition was not easy: from the weaving factory in his native Orekhovo-Zuevo to the student bench of GITIS, where he studied with Yuri Stoyanov and Tatiana Dogileva. After a theatrical career in Leningrad, interrupted by personal difficulties, Sukhorukov returned to the stage and to the cinema. A breakthrough role, which brought him popular love, was the work in the film “Brother” in 1997. However, even after that, the artist did not stop there. On the eve of his anniversary, Viktor Ivanovich presented the play “Stories of Shukshin”, where he not only read, but lived each novella, complementing them with expressive facial expressions and gestures. The accompaniment of the Academic Orchestra of Russian Folk Instruments named after N. N. Nekrasov, who performed melodies of Russian folk songs, created a special atmosphere. The performance, prepared after a heart attack, became for Sukhorukov a way to comprehend the life and work of Vasily Shukshin, whose characters, according to the artist, “put questions edge-on.” The audience greeted the production with delight, laughing and froze from the soulful performance. Victor Sukhorukov is full of forces and plans, intending to continue to please the audience with his talent. For the anniversary of the artist TV channel "Culture" has prepared a documentary film "Victor Sukhorukov". Change of fate, change of destiny ...”.