 In 1988, while filming "Red Heat" in Moscow, Schwarzenegger insisted on meeting Vlasov, who by then fell out of grace of Soviet leaders, and gave him his photograph signed "To my Idol Yuri Vlasov".For his weightlifting victories Vlasov was awarded the Order of Lenin (1960) and Order of the Badge of Honour (1964 or 1965).He was a member of the Union of Soviet Writers and is a member of the Union of Russian Writers.