Mahmud Rafikov
Mahmud Muhamedzjanovich Rafikov was born in 1924 in a family of the Tatar peasants which after revolution have moved to Ufa. During the Great Patriotic War, having mastered all kinds of welding, became workers at munitions factory. Therefore and on front has not got - worked for 12 hours a day and studied. Upon termination of vesper school has entered the Ufa aviation institute, then has left to Moscow and it was translated in MAI. But the diploma has received nevertheless in VGIKe - bent for to art has defeated all former aspirations. Has chosen dokumentalistiku.
On distribution has got on film studio \" mosnauchfilm \" where it has soon appeared in the confidential film group, called to create films for office using - about tests of nuclear and thermonuclear bombs, ballistic missiles, nuclear submarines, and also about astronautics. Repeatedly, risking health, carried out of I.Kurchatova and S.Koroleva`s task. The first after a landing removed J.Gagarin, V.Tereshkovu, A.Leonov and many other things.
From - for a mode of privacy and specificity of work has been never presented to one government award. A unique recognition - rank \" the Honored worker of art of Russian Federation \" which it carries since 1992, and the award of Nika - it it has received in 2011 in nomination \" For the outstanding contribution to the Russian cinema \".
