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Andrey Shalopa

Russian film director

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionMay 11, 2026
Entity authorityQ18008958 ↗
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Andrey Gennadievich Shalopa (Russian: Андре́й Генна́дьевич Шальо́па, born February 19, 1972) – is a Russian film director, producer, screenwriter, actor. He is best known for the film Panfilov's 28 Men.

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The public source identifies “Andrey Shalopa” as russian film director. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Andrey, Shalopa and Russian.

Editorial reviewA productive starting point for separating a subject’s documented career from later reputation and commemoration. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1972—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1972-02-19. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Andrey, Shalopa and Russian providing the first useful test.
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Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 11, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q18008958. VIAF identifies the subject as 8197153411853141700008. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1972.

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This entry incorporates text from “Andrey Shalopa” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.