Leonid Gaidai
Leonid Iovich Gaidai was a Soviet and Russian comedy film director, screenwriter, and actor who enjoyed immense popularity and broad public recognition in the former Soviet Union. His films broke theatre attendance records and were some of the top-selling DVDs in Russia. He has been described as "the king of Soviet comedy".
Photo: Н. В. Гнисюк / Главархив Москвы, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
