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Elina Bystritskaya

Apr 04, 1928 - Apr 26, 2019 (91 years old) in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]

Elina Bystritskaya is a Soviet and Russian actress best known for her role of Aksiniya in Sergei Gerasimov's epic screening of Mikhail Sholokhov's novel And Quiet Flows the Don (1958). Jewish by ethnicity and a native of Kiev, Bystritskaya was chosen to play Aksiniya by Sholokhov himself over several distinguished candidates, notably Nonna Mordyukova. Before that, she co-starred with Sergey Bondarchuk in the Unfinished Story, an archetypal Socialist Realist film. In the 1960's, Bystritskaya turned to theatre work in the Maly Theatre and her appearances on screen grew sporadic. She was named People's Artist of the USSR in 1978.

Known For

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To Remember
Narrator
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Quiet Flows the Don
Аксинья
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All Remains to People
Ksenia Rumyantseva
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The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Tale of Saint Olga
Saint Olga
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Unfinished Story
Yelizaveta Muromtseva
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Seven Days After the Murder
Kira Aleksandrovna
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Quiet Flows the Don
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The Volunteers
Lyolya
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Russian Souvenir
Pandora Montesi
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In Peaceful Time
Lena

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