Vasily Shukshin, Russian actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1929)

Vasily Makarovich Shukshin was a Soviet and Russian writer, actor, screenwriter and film director from the Altai region who specialized in rural themes. A prominent member of the Village Prose movement, he began writing short stories in his early teenage years and later transition to acting by his late 20s.

October 2 is the 275th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 90 days remain until the end of the year.