Tarkovsky's VGIK Transcript of Grades

The following is the Tarkovsky's VGIK (All-Union State Cinema Institute) transcript of grades. Item 21 is left blank for some reason. Taken from: "Nachalo — i puti: vospominaniia, interv'iu, lektsii, stat'i" Moskva: VGIK, 1994 (in Russian). [ Russian original ]

 Attachment to diploma No. N-756038


       G R A D E   T R A N S C R I P T
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       TARKOVSKY Andrei Arsenevich

       During the course of study at the Department of Film Directing
       at the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography between
       1954 and 1960 has passed the following:

        1. Foundations of Marxism-Leninism ......................... B
        2. Political Economy ....................................... B
        3. Dialectical and Historical Materialism .................. A
        4. Foundations of Marxist-Leninist Aesthetics .............. A
        5. English Language ........................................ A
        6. Physical Education ...................................... (excused)
        7. History of Russian and Soviet Literature ................ A
        8. History of Foreign Literature ........................... A
        9. Fine Arts History ....................................... A
       10. Theory and History of Music ............................. A
       11. History of Soviet Cinema ................................ B
       12. History of Foreign Cinema ............................... A
       13. Camera Skills ........................................... A
       14. Dramaturgy in Film ...................................... A
       15. Sound and Musical Solutions in Film ..................... Pass
       16. Film Actor Skills ....................................... A
       17. Speech Technique ........................................ Pass
       18. Film Directing .......................................... A
       19. Editing ................................................. Pass
       20. Photographic Composition ................................ Pass
       21.

       TARKOVSKY Andrei Arsenyevich fulfilled the industry experience
       requirement with grade A.

       Passed the dialectical and historical materialism state examination
       with grade ......... A

       Defended the diploma work -- short-feature film "The Steamroller
       and the Violin" -- A


             Chancellor, VGIK           /Groshev A.N./

        Dean, Dept. of Directing	/Tavrizyan G.A./

             Dept. Secretary            /Amiton A.N./

       Moscow, 5 May 1961
       Register No. .... 41