Elina Bystritskaya
Acting
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.
Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Ladder of Vladimir the Red Sun
Duchess Olga
The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Tale of Saint Olga
Saint Olga
Babi Yar
Brave Guys
Farewell Tour
Seven Days After the Murder
Kira Aleksandrovna
Guilty Without Guilt
Crazy Money
The Ostrovsky House
Глафира
Wolves and Sheep
Nikolay Bauman
Andreyeva
Summer Residents
Yulia Filippovna
Eternal Fire
Glasha
All Remains to People
Ksenia Rumyantseva
Russian Souvenir
Pandora Montesi
The Volunteers
Lyolya
Quiet Flows the Don
Аксинья
Unfinished Story
Yelizaveta Muromtseva
«Bogatyr» Goes to Marto
radistka Evgeníya Sergeevna
In Peaceful Time
Lena