
Elina Bystritskaya
Born:4/4/1928•Died:4/26/2019
Place of Birth:Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]
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 People's Artist of the USSR in 1978.
Filmography

The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Tale of Saint Olga
20040.5

Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Ladder of Vladimir the Red Sun
20040.0

Babi Yar
20020.0

Brave Guys
19939.0

Farewell Tour
19920.0

Seven Days After the Murder
19915.5

Guilty Without Guilt
19850.0

Nikolay Bauman
19670.0

Summer Residents
19677.0

Негасимое пламя
19640.0

All Remains to People
19634.0

Russkiy Suvenir
19603.2

The Volunteers
19584.8

Quiet Flows the Don
19576.1

Unfinished Story
19554.9

«Bogatyr» Goes to Marto
19548.0

In Peaceful Time
19505.7