Don't Cry, Cossack!

When the name Nonna Mordyukova is mentioned, images of her heroines from the films "The Young Guard," "A Simple Story," "The Marriage of Balsaminov," "The Diamond Arm," "Russian Field," "No Return," "They Fought for Their Motherland," "Mom"… immediately come to mind. These heroines – bright, colorful women with a distinctive memorable speech – earned Nonna Mordyukova fame and nationwide love. The actress succeeded equally well in roles in adaptations of classics and modern films, 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 emotional strength. The reader will also meet famous figures of cinema: S. Gerasimov, V. Tikhonov, S. Bondarchuk, V. Shukshin, G. Chukhrai, N. Mikhalkov … And of course, will be surprised by the light narrative and rich language of N. Mordyukova, who was known as a wonderful storyteller.