Elina Bystritskaya
Known for: Acting
Born: April 4, 1928
Died: April 26, 2019
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 turn…
Known for
Unfinished Story
1955
The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Tale of Saint Olga
2004
Guilty Without Guilt
1985
Babi Yar
2002
Crazy Money
1978
Eternal Fire
1964
Nikolay Bauman
1967
In Peaceful Time
1950
Wolves and Sheep
1973
Russian Souvenir
1960
All Remains to People
1963
The Volunteers
1958
Brave Guys
1993
The Ostrovsky House
1974
Summer Residents
1967
Seven Days After the Murder
1992
Farewell Tour
1992
Quiet Flows the Don
1957
«Bogatyr» Goes to Marto
1954
Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Ladder of Vladimir the Red Sun
2004
To Remember
1993
Главное с Ольгой Беловой
2019