Alexander Mitta

He studied engineering (graduated in 1955), then worked as a cartoonist in art and humour magazines.

Among the movies are Shine, Shine, My Star (1970) about actors trying to survive and work during the time of the Russian revolution or the high budget catastrophe movie Air Crew (1979).

For his work Mitta obtained numerous[quantify] awards in the Soviet Union and Russia.

In 1980, Mitta was a member of the jury at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival.

[2] Mitta supported the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014, even though he also noted that he didn't like that it serves as a distraction for many from other problems Russia is facing.