In Russia, at the age of 76 after a long illness, the Soviet theater and film actress Nina Ruslanova died, actor Stanislav Sadalsky announced her death, informs Meduza.
Nina Ruslanova, a native of the Kharkiv region, was born on December 5, 1945 in the city of Bohodukhiv. At the age of two months, I ended up in an orphanage. Later, she herself chose the name Ruslanova in honor of the singer Lydia Ruslanova.
During her career, Ruslanova starred in more than 170 films, including Eldar Ryazanov's Promised Heaven, Vladimir Bortko's Heart of a Dog, Georgy Danelia's Afonya, Yuri Kara's Tomorrow Was War, Kira Muratova's Short Meetings, Be.
In 1998 Ruslanova was awarded the title of People's Artist of Russia.