Professional field/official position/biography:
Theater, film and dubbing actor, theater director - teacher, professor. People's Artist of the Russian Federation. Twice winner of the State Prize of the Russian Federation.
Accused of:
Public support for Russian military aggression against Ukraine. Vasily Bochkarev is included in the report "1500 warmongers" compiled by the Free Russia Forum. The report contains the names of Russian public figures, military commanders, members of the parliament, propagandists, artists and athletes who have publicly spoken out in support of Putin's aggression or are directly involved in it. The Free Russia Forum is seeking sanctions against them in the European Union.