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eldar the fatherland award in 2008 . ryazanov after receiving the order of merit for kuybyshev , now samara , ussr 18 november 1927 emma abaydullina eldar aleksandrovich ryazanov eldar ryazanov.jpg eldar ryazanov
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eldar ryazanov

eldar aleksandrovich ryazanov -lrb- ; b. 18 november 1927 -rrb- is a soviet/russian film director whose comedies , satirizing the daily life of the country , are very famous throughout the former soviet union .
he was named a people 's artist of the ussr in 1984 , and received the ussr state prize in 1977 .
he won the nika award in the category best director in 1991 .
the asteroid 4258 ryazanov is named after him .
among his most famous films are `` carnival night '' -lrb- 1955 -rrb- , `` hussar ballad '' -lrb- 1962 -rrb- , `` beware of the car '' -lrb- 1966 -rrb- , `` the irony of fate '' -lrb- 1975 -rrb- , `` office romance '' -lrb- 1977 -rrb- , `` the garage '' -lrb- 1979 -rrb- , and `` a cruel romance '' -lrb- 1984 -rrb- .
ryazanov 's main genre is tragicomedy .
