By the age of 90, women are becoming old ladies. However, all this is not about the People's Artist of the USSR Elina Bystritskaya. At 90 she still comes on stage.

Elina's name means "wise". His father gave him a daughter - a military doctor. He dreamed and see his daughter as a doctor. When the war began, 13-year-old schoolgirl Elina came to the nurses' courses. Then she worked in the evacuation hospital. After the war, she even graduated from the medical school. And later, leaving her studies at the teacher's college, she enters the acting department at the Kiev Institute of Theatrical Art. Karpenko-Kary. Bystritskaya is a theatrical actress. However, the roles she played in the movies (there are about 20 of them) can not be forgotten. Passionate Lokka in the "Volunteers", Ksenia Rumyantseva in the film "Everything Remains for People", Elizaveta Maksimovna in the film "Unfinished Play" and others. However, after the role of Aksinya in the film "Quiet Flows the Don" came the true love of the audience. Her and before they called the best actress of the year. However, the role of Aksinya's Cossack was confirmed by the author of the novel Mikhail Sholokhov. After the film there was just a roll of letters. And among them was a special one: a message from thirty elders of Don Cossacks. They asked the actress to be called Aksinya Donskoy. She did not change her name, but she appreciates this recognition. And the Cossacks did not forget their favorite. In the difficult 90-ies, when everyone in the country was not up to the actors and not up to the art, she was awarded the rank of colonel of the Cossack troops and a scholarship was appointed. The actress says that it helped her survive dignifiedly. She is still grateful to the Don Cossacks.

Bystritskaya is not only an actress, she taught (professor) at the famous Higher Theater School. Shchepkin and GITIS named after A. Lunacharsky. I did a lot of social work. Bystritskaya wrote the book "Meetings under the Star of Hope", "Stars in the Sky" - the latter is banned in Ukraine.

She regrets about the past time - it was her youth, when her parents were alive, there were good roles in the theater. The actress says she learned a lot from her characters. Bystritskaya does not complain about anything, does not judge anyone. She is an optimist. Charging with dumbbells helps her keep her shape. But she does not like fuss when the actresses publicly admit that the producers and producers demanded special relations from them. She is familiar with this, however she says: "I actively do not like all this public fuss. ... It's good that the actresses have a good memory, it's bad that the criminally delayed reaction. Dueling is almost never used, but slaps have not been canceled. If words are not enough, you can always protect yourself on your own, without recourse to the public ".

Bystritskaya refused to celebrate her jubilee at the Maly Theater. With her usual sense of humor, she explained: "Forces are shore for the next anniversary". Her birthday Elina Bystritskaya met with the closest people.

And we will see her in a festive concert on May 6, which will be dedicated to the anniversary of the Battle of Kursk. When asked about attempts to rewrite history, the actress says: "I think it's not me who should rewrite the story, life will answer. She generally very accurately puts everything in its place. Unfortunately, not always on time. But this does not depend on us ".

Her work is marked by many awards. The anniversary of the actress was congratulated by Russian President Vladimir Putin.