Vasiliy Panin was born on October 19, 1935 in Khokhol, Khokholskiy rayon, Voronezhskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Khokholskiy, Russia]. He was a director and writer, known for
Pevuchaya Rossiya (1986),
Noch na kordone (2001) and
At the Dawn of Our Youthful Years (1997). He died on July 2, 2019 in Moscow, Russia.