Elina Bystritskaya
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Biography
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…
Also known as
Э. Быстрицкая · E. Bystritskaya
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Known For
To Remember
1993 · TV
Главное с Ольгой Беловой
2019 · TV
Quiet Flows the Don
1957 · Movie
The Ostrovsky House
1974 · Movie
Crazy Money
1978 · Movie
Wolves and Sheep
1973 · Movie
All Remains to People
1963 · Movie
Seven Days After the Murder
1992 · Movie
Nikolay Bauman
1967 · Movie
Unfinished Story
1955 · Movie
Babi Yar
2002 · Movie
Russian Souvenir
1960 · Movie