Elina Bystritskaya

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.

Known For

Pandora Montesi

Русский сувенир

Aksiniya

Тихий Дон

Ksenia Rumyantseva

Всё остаётся людям

radistka Evgeníya Sergeevna

«Богатырь» идёт в Марто

Lena

В мирные дни

Yelizaveta Muromtseva

Неоконченная повесть

Saint Olga

Сага древних булгар: Сказание Ольги Святой

Yulia Filippovna

Дачники

Kira Aleksandrovna

Семь дней после убийства

Бравые парни

Lyolya

Добровольцы

Duchess Olga

Сага древних булгар: Лествица Владимира Красное Солнышко

Glasha

Негасимое пламя

Andreyeva

Николай Бауман

Без вины виноватые

Бабин Яр