Valentin Turkin Explained

Valentin Turkin
Birth Date:6 February 1887
Birth Place:Novocherkassk, Don Voisko Oblast, Russian Empire
Death Date:10 January 1958 (age 70)
Death Place:Moscow, Soviet Union
Occupation:screenwriter, film critic, teacher
Yearsactive:1915-1958 (film)
Awards:Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1944)

Valentin Konstantinovich Turkin (Russian: Валентин Константинович Туркин; 6 February 1887 – 10 January 1958) was a screenwriter, film critic, and film theorist active in the Soviet Union.[1]

Turkin was a founder of the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography.

Selected filmography

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Notes and References

  1. Youngblood p.90