President Alexander Lukashenko has sent 75th birthday anniversary greetings to People’s Artist of the U.S.S.R. Oleg Basilashvili.

‘You are rightly called one of the most remarkable actors of or times, who, through his art, has personified the great traditions of the Russian theatrical school and achievements of contemporary art,’ the letter of birthday greetings runs. ‘Due to your enormous talent, you have managed to create numerous unforgettable characters distinguished by their thorough understanding of life and their ability to penetrate deeply into the inner world of the people of various countries and epochs.’

In Belarus Oleg Basilashvili has earned great recognition and is widely popular as a wonderful actor whose inspired work helps promote the high ideals of humanism and consolidate the foundations of the moral unity of the two nations.