Elina Bystritskaya
Acting 1928-04-04 Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]
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
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Russian Souvenir
1960
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Quiet Flows the Don
1957
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⭐ 5.5
Seven Days After the Murder
1992
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Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Ladder of Vladimir the Red Sun
2004
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The Ostrovsky House
1974
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⭐ 7.0
Nikolay Bauman
1967
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⭐ 7.5
«Bogatyr» Goes to Marto
1954
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⭐ 4.8
All Remains to People
1963
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Wolves and Sheep
1973
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Farewell Tour
1992
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Unfinished Story
1955
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⭐ 7.0
Summer Residents
1967
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Babi Yar
2002
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⭐ 5.5
The Volunteers
1958
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⭐ 9.5
Brave Guys
1993
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Crazy Money
1978
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⭐ 0.5
The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars: The Tale of Saint Olga
2004
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⭐ 9.0
Eternal Fire
1964
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Guilty Without Guilt
1985
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⭐ 6.2
In Peaceful Time
1950