Vitaliy Koltsov was born on January 16, 1940 in Balashikha, Moskovskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was a director, known for Nadezhda i opora (1982), Nam ne dano predugadat (1985) and V lazorevoy stepi (1971). He died on October 16, 2006 in Russia.