Actor Rostislav Yankovsky died

People's Artist of the USSR Rostislav Yankovsky died in Minsk. He was 86 years old.

He was an Honored Artist of the Byelorussian SSR and a People's Artist of the Byelorussian SSR. In 1978 he received the title of People's Artist of the USSR. He was awarded many state awards, among them the Order of Francysk Skaryna and the Order of the Fatherland III and II degrees. During his long career, Jankowski has played more than 160 roles in theater and over 50 in films.

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• Rostislav Yankovsky was born in 1930 in Odessa. Actor Oleg Yankovsky (1944-2009) is his younger brother. From 1957 until his death, Yankovsky worked at the State Russian Drama Theater. Gorky in Minsk (now - the National Academic Drama Theater named after M. Gorky).
• Yankovsky has played more than 50 film roles, including in the films Two Comrades Were Serving, Adam's Rib and State Councilor.