Vitali Kalashnikov was born on March 26, 1936 in Abakan, Khakassian AO, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Khakassia, Russia]. He was a cinematographer and director, known for
Dmitriy Kantemir (1973),
Lautarii (1972) and
Gorkie zyorna (1967). He died on March 5, 1995 in Chisinau, Moldova.
