Original sentence: Apparently a prospect of becoming a worker did not appeal to him and in 1965 he started studying acting at The Rostov Theatre School and the Schukin Institute in Moscow.At his peak during the '70s Kaidanovsky was one of Soviet Russia's most popular actors , and it was at this point that Andrei Tarkovsky, impressed by the looks and the acting technique of Kaidanovsky in Diamonds, invited him to play the title-role in his new film, Stalker.Before completing the course he took his first part in the film Tainstvennaya stena (A Mysterious Wall), (1967) and upon graduation in 1969, he worked as stage actor.He made his major film debut in Yours Among Strangers and a Stranger Among Yours (1974), and over the next few years appeared in a few dozen films, including the satirical comedy Diamonds for Dictatorship of the Proletariat (1976) and The Life of Beethoven (1980).In 1971 he was invited to join MKHAT, Moscow Arts Theatre, which was a rare privilege for a young, and relatively inexperienced, actor.It was this role that earned Kaidanovsky international acclaim.Kaidanovsky made his debut at the Eugene Vakhtangov Theatre in 1969.Kaidanovsky made his theatre debut at the Eugene Vakhtangov Theatre in 1969.Prior to pursuing an acting career, Kaidanovsky attended technical college where he was training to become a welder.Shortly afterwards he was invited to join MKHAT, Moscow Arts Theatre, the best classical theatre in Russia, a rare privilege for a 25-year-old graduate