Elina Bystritskaya

Elina Avraamovna Bystritskaya (Russian: Элина Авраамовна Быстрицкая; born 4 April 1928 in Kiev, Soviet Union) is a Soviet and Russian actress best known for her role of Axinia in Sergei Gerasimov's epic screening of Mikhail Sholokhov's novel And Quiet Flows the Don (1958).

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• Filmography
• Honours and awards
• References

Jewish by ethnicity and a native of Kiev, Bystritskaya was chosen to play Axinia 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 1960s, 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.

20 February 2014 Bystritskaya together with a group of other Ukrainians in Russia appealed to the President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych to end the Euromaidan and arrest its participants whom they accused of being anti-Russian and followers of Stepan Bandera.

On 11 March 2014, in a similar appeal, she expressed support for the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea.

Filmography

1993 Bravye Parni

1992 Proshchalnye Gastroli

1991 Sem Dney Posle Ubiystva

1967 Nikolay Bauman

1966 Dachniki

1963 Vse Ostaetsya Lyudyam

1958 Dobrovoltsy

1958 And Quiet Flows the Don

1955 Neokonchennaya Povest

1950 V Mirnye Dni

Honours and awards

Order of Merit for the Fatherland;

1st class (4 April 2008) – for outstanding contributions to the development of domestic theatrical and cinematic arts, many years of creative activity

2nd class (1 April 1998) – for outstanding contribution to the development of national culture and art

Order of the October Revolution

Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class (1985)

Order of the Red Banner of Labour

Order of the Badge of Honour, twice

Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"

Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1964)

People's Artist of RSFSR (1966)

People's Artist of USSR (1978)

People's Artist of the Georgian SSR

People's Artist of Azerbaijan SSR

People's Artist of the Kazakh SSR

Prize of the Russian Federation in the field of culture (2006)

Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary since the Birth of Vladimir Il'ich Lenin"

Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"

Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"

Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"

Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"

Jubilee Medal "60 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"

Jubilee Medal "65 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"

Zhukov Medal

Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"

Medal "Veteran of Labour"

A minor planet, 6180 Bystritskaya, is named after her.