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Elina Bystritskaya

Elina Bystritskaya

ActingBorn 4 Apr 1928Kiev, 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 Pe…

Known For & Filmography

To Remember posterTo Remember1993* 7.0Главное с Ольгой Беловой posterГлавное с Ольгой Беловой2019* NRQuiet Flows the Don posterQuiet Flows the Don1957* 6.3Seven Days After the Murder posterSeven Days After the Murder1992* 5.8Crazy Money posterCrazy Money1978* NRUnfinished Story posterUnfinished Story1955* 5.3All Remains to People posterAll Remains to People1963* 4.8Russian Souvenir posterRussian Souvenir1960* 4.6Babi Yar posterBabi Yar2002* NRWolves and Sheep posterWolves and Sheep1973* NRNikolay Bauman posterNikolay Bauman1967* 7.0The Ostrovsky House posterThe Ostrovsky House1974* NRThe Volunteers posterThe Volunteers1958* 5.5Eternal Fire posterEternal Fire1964* 9.0Farewell Tour posterFarewell Tour1992* NRThe Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Tale of Saint Olga posterThe Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Tale of Saint Olga2004* 0.5«Bogatyr» Goes to Marto poster«Bogatyr» Goes to Marto1954* 7.5Summer Residents posterSummer Residents1967* 7.0Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Ladder of Vladimir the Red Sun posterSaga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Ladder of Vladimir the Red Sun2004* NRBrave Guys posterBrave Guys1993* 9.5In Peaceful Time posterIn Peaceful Time1950* 6.2Guilty Without Guilt posterGuilty Without Guilt1985* NR

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