Awards :
Artiste émérite de la République de Russie (1987)
Biography
Viktor SOKOLOV was born on December 21, 1928 in Moscow. In 1951, he graduated from the acting faculty of GITIS (State Institute of Theatre Art). He first worked at the Mayakovsky Theater. In 1960 he graduated as a film director from VGIK (State Institute of Cinematography), where he studied under Gerasimov and Makarova.