Sergei Bondarchuk. The Ribbon of Life

"Young Guard", "Othello", "Jumping Jack", "The Fate of a Man", "War and Peace", "They Fought for Their Motherland", "Steppe", "Boris Godunov" - the titles of these artistic works are inseparably linked to the name of the outstanding artist Sergei Fyodorovich Bondarchuk, whose mastery has become a truly national treasure.
The book is written by his daughter, a famous director, actress, and screenwriter Natalia Bondarchuk. The reader is taken through the childhood and youth years of her father, the time when his creative formation took place, the love for theater and cinema arose, which he remained faithful to until the end of his life.
The book tells of the unprecedented rise and worldwide recognition of the people's artist of the USSR, film director Sergei Bondarchuk, about his beloved VGIK, and of course, about the teachers, friends, and close ones who shared his life's drama - Sergei Gerasimov, Inna Makarova, Irina Skobtseva, Vasily Shukshin, Nonna Mordyukova, Nikita Mikhalkov, Sergei Nikonenko, and other companions.