Actor
Born Apr 4, 1894 · Kashira, Tula Governorate, Russian Empire
Active 1935–1939 · Awards: Stalin Prize, Order of Lenin, People's Artist of the USSR, Merited Artist of the RSFSR
Boris Vasilyevich Shchukin was a Russian and Soviet actor, theater director and pedagogue. In 1936, Shchukin was among the first group of recipients of the honorary title of People's Artist of the USSR.