Don't Cry, Cossack!

When the name Nonna Mordyukova is mentioned, images of her heroines from the films "Young Guard", "A Simple Story", "The Marriage of Balzaminov", "The Diamond Arm", "Russian Field", "No Return", "They Fought for Their Country", "Mama"... immediately come to mind. These heroines are bright, colorful women with a distinctive, memorable speech that brought Nonna Mordyukova fame and nationwide love. 
The actress succeeded equally well in roles in adaptations of classics and modern films, in heroic epics and family melodramas, in comedies and tragedies. Such is her book – cheerful, bright, and sad at the same time. It tells about her childhood and youth, her creative and personal life, her favorite films, and the simple Russian people from whom the actress drew spiritual and soulful strength. Here, the reader will also meet cinema celebrities: S. Gerasimov, V. Tikhonov, S. Bondarchuk, V. Shukshin, G. Chukhrai, N. Mikhalkov… And of course, one will be surprised by the light narrative and rich language of N. Mordyukova, who was known as a wonderful storyteller.