Yury Bykov

Career overview

Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Write a career overview of Yury Bykov (Directing).
Constraints:
Use ONLY verifiable facts from the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
No invented titles, names, dates, awards, etc.
Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose.
Plain text only (no markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points).
Word count: 180-260 words.
Structure: 2-3 short paragraphs.
No preamble or JSON.
Name: Yury Bykov (Stage Name: Юрий Быков).
Born: August 15, 1981, in Novomichurinsk, Pronsky District, Ryazan Oblast, RSFSR (Russia).
Background: Family of factory workers.
Education: Studied acting at VGIK (Institute of Cinema named after Gerasimov).
Early Career: Appeared in various Moscow theatres after receiving his diploma in 2005.
Directing Start: Started writing and directing short films in 2006.
Short Film Achievement: "The Boss" (2009) won the main prize at the All-Russian National film festival Kinotavr. He also played the lead role in this film.
Feature Film 1: "Live!" (2010). Won Special Jury Prize at Taipei International Film Festival.
Feature Film 2: "The Major" (2013). Selected in Critics' Week.
Known For: Directing.
Known Credits: 34.
Paragraph 1: Background and Early Career.
Yury Bykov was born on August 15, 1981, in Novomichurinsk, located in the Pronsky District of the Ryazan Oblast, RSFSR. Coming from a family of factory workers, he pursued studies in acting at the VGIK, also known as the Institute of Cinema named after Gerasimov. Following the receipt of his diploma in 2005, he appeared in various theatres throughout Moscow.
Paragraph 2: Directing Career.
Bykov began writing and directing short films in 2006. In 2009, his short film titled The Boss, in which he also performed the lead role, received the main prize at the All-Russian National film festival Kinotavr. He transitioned to feature films in 2010 with the direction of Live!, which earned the Special Jury Prize at the Taipei International Film Festival. His second feature film, The Major, was released in 2013 and was selected for Critics' Week. He is primarily known for his work in directing and has 34 known credits.
Drafting check:
Word count check:
Para 1: ~55 words.
Para 2: ~100 words.
Total: ~155 words.
Constraint Check: The prompt asks for 180-260 words. I need to expand slightly using only provided facts.
Expansion Strategy:
Include more specific details from the text like the full name of the institute, the specific location details, and the specific award names provided.
Revised Draft:
Yury Bykov was born on August 15, 1981, in Novomichurinsk, which is a town in the Pronsky District of the Ryazan Oblast, RSFSR. Raised in a family of factory workers, he studied acting at the VGIK, the Institute of Cinema named after Gerasimov. After receiving his diploma in 2005, he appeared in various theatres located in Moscow.

Bykov's career in writing and directing began with short films in 2006. In 2009, he