| Director: Keira Knightley, | Alexei Vostrikov, K-19: The Widowmaker (2002). Catherine I of Russia was the second wife and Empress consort of Peter the Great. Director: In fact, a meeting with a pike fish brings good luck, as the fish can even grant wishes. Russia is basically a patriarchic society and thus women were always subjugated to the roles of wives and mothers and not encouraged to create identities of their own. 7) The Firebird is a Russian version of the legend of the Phoenix. Daniel Olbrychski, Votes: Director: | | 6,623 | Sean Bean, Defining popularity may be difficult, especially when speaking of fictional characters so weve applied different criteria for these glorious (or hideous) people, all the creatures of the imagination of Russian writers: number of screenings and Google page impressions, interviews with foreigners and so on. Hollywood takes it for granted that in Russia everything is possible: one can buy a tank, blow up the Kremlin without being caught by police, and steal a nuclear bomb. The tale to read here is Vasilisa the Beautiful.. Sophia ended up in a monastery where she lived until her death. Audrey Hepburn was one of many actresses to portray Natasha Rostova, Tolstoy's ideal woman, on the screen. Director: David Cronenberg James Bond investigates the hijacking of British and Russian submarines carrying nuclear warheads, with the help of a K.G.B. Also known for her philanthropic efforts, Kristina Rihanoff works closely with a children's charity named The Dot Com Foundation, which helps children handle challenging situations. Some of the greatest acts that have graced our TV screens are Russian actresses that have made back in it through to Hollywood. She has an affair with the handsome Count Vronsky. Clarence Brown At the 2017 World Championships, Medvedeva became the first 16-year-old female skater after Michelle Kwan to win back-to-back world titles.Evgenia Medvedeva is also the first skater to achieve two Grand Slams in a row. She was a very Western person and tended to the Enlightened absolutism: she even didnt use the death penalty. A crime boss with Russian roots, Balam (Chuck Liddell) enjoys a life just as good as Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar. The fight prompts Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) to wrest himself from his comfortable life of family bliss and travel to Russia for a rematch to avenge his friend's death. Her husband dumped her. Onegin rejects her love, under the pretext that he doesnt want to have a family. Tom Cruise, Stars: | Gross: Red Guardian. Sonya Marmeladova from Crime and Punishment. Danny Lerner Alexandra and her entire family were murdered by the Bolshevik revolutionaries. Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Flat broke, Lyubov Andreevna is ruined by her prodigality. They had 12 children. Stars: 112 min Nikita Taylor, La Femme Nikita (Anne Parillaud) Anne Parillaud is all grit and glamour in the 1990 classic. The outlandish plot is once again held together by Bruce Willis, but its the "wild" Russian who saves everyone. The film, which was made by the Oscar-winning Kathryn Bigelow, portrayed Soviet people from an angle that was unfamiliar in the Hollywood of the early 2000s - not as violent crooks, but as real heroes, patriotic towards their country, something that in the majority of cases corresponds to reality. He conforms fully to the stereotype - Boris The Blade uses colorful Russian obscenities at appropriate moments. Lena Headey, Votes: A beautiful heart is the quality that I value most in people, Princess Marya Bolkonsky says. Drama, Romance. Soviet sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko belonged to the Red Army during World War II and is believed to have killed over 300 people. Vivien Leigh, Action, Sci-Fi. Viewers first met this Marvel Universe heroine in Iron Man 2. | She grew up to be a beautiful and charming woman. Sebastin Cordero 173,503 | 11) Gorynych the Dragon has many heads. As a result, Catherine committed a coup detat against her husband and later he died under mysterious circumstances. At the Pike's Behest. Popular girl names in Russia include Yelizaveta the Russian variation of Elizabeth Polina, Varvara, Ksenia, Alina, and Yulia. 145 min The most popular of all Dostoevskys characters, Raskolnikov from Crime and Punishment has long turned into a meme for killing old ladies with an ax. | Peter Hyams - "Vodka.") Drama, Romance. $0.87M, R She is a real champion, which comes as no surprise the main heroine of the eponymous novel written by one of the most famous Russian authors Leo Tolstoy, adapted around 30 times times by directors and movie-makers of all kind, and simply a portrait of a passionate, strong woman whose desire for happiness tragically collides with the conservative values of 19th century Russia. Fictional great female characters can be just as engaging, however. A woman forced to work for the Russian Mafia as an assassin agrees to help her next-door neighbor kill her abusive husband. $0.59M, R In Russia, for instance, close adherence to the literary source is usually strenuously demanded and freedom of interpretation is rejected. Yekaterina Sinelschikova. A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad. The Idiots Nastasya Filippovna is a patchwork of the battles she has lost. This list includes the best female characters of all ages, like the youthful girls Matilda (Matilda) and Hermione Granger (Harry Potter) to the ever-so-adult Evelyn Couch (Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe). The Russian boxer is the only character in the film who one is genuinely sorry for. | 10,380 Tell us what you think about this feature. 1 in doubles, teaming up with Martina Hingis. Dolph Lundgren is the ideal "killing machine" with a Russian face. Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova became the first Russian woman to travel in space and set an example for other women to follow. James Fox, Votes: So the film's hero, Russian police officer Ivan Danko, was assured the affection of Russians and a lasting place in their memories. Photo: Columbia TriStar. For anyone who knows what a typical Russian engineer is like, Rourke's portrayal must seem highly mediocre. She was allegedly poisoned after just five years of rule, however, she managed to do several important things. Director: Apart from appearing in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, Vyalitsyna has also appeared on the covers of popular magazines, such as Glamour, Elle, and Vogue. 124 min The world bench press, armlifting, and deadlift title holder is openly bisexual but also flaunts her love for her husband. Alina Zagitova is a Russian figure skater who has won one gold medal each in Olympic Games, World Figure Skating Championships, European Figure Skating Championships, and Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final; she is the only female figure skater from Russia to have achieved this feat. Fred Schepisi Maureen O'Sullivan, Votes: | Russian women are most famous for their beauty and charm. Tatyana Samoylova, She is played by Miss Universe runner-up, Italian actress Daniela Bianchi, who quite realistically conveys the depth and contradictory nature of Russian women. | This website uses cookies. Alfred Molina, In Russian fairy tales, the pike assumes more reasonable proportions and a more harmless nature. In the second of the famous Bond films Tatiana Romanova, a Russian employee at the Soviet Consulate in Turkey, is the girlfriend of Bond (Sean Connery). People have seen the Nightingale in different ways, sometimes as a man, sometimes as a winged avian half-man. 112 Russian writers ranging from great, to absolutely freaking great, 5 love confessions from Russian writers: A guide for the tongue-tied, 7 contemporary Russian novels you need to read before you die. Action, Drama, War. Freddie Bartholomew, | In Turgenev's Fathers and Children (often mistranslated as Fathers and Sons ), Madame Odintsova is, as her name suggests in Russian, a lonely woman. $67.35M, R Sharlto Copley, In 1689 Peter turned 17, got married, gathered his toy army - and eventually managed to commit a coup detat, getting power in his hands. | ", Yuri Komarov (right), A Good Day to Die Hard (2013, Die Hard film series). In Slavic mythology, the Water Spirit is often an unattractive old man covered in silt and algae, and sometimes with a fishy tail. This marks the beginning of an end of their doomed misalliance. Legend says that hags are most often the souls of people who have drowned, or of children who died before they were baptized. Olga Kurylenko, The 17-year-old child prodigy, Pavel Chekov, appeared in the Star Trek universe at the height of the Cold War, but he was full of good-natured jokes and would rescue the Enterprise crew like a kid from a Hollywood family drama. Yes - again. Stars: Inna Churikova as Vassa Zheleznova in Gleb Panfilov's drama. Joseph Fiennes, Culture. Nastasya Samburskaya; The first actress is Nastasya Samburskaya born in Priozersk, Priozerskiy rayon, Leningradskaya oblast. With the world now aware of his identity as Iron Man, Tony Stark must contend with both his declining health and a vengeful mad man with ties to his father's legacy. when the female lead in the latest Bond film, "Quantum of Solace," was . In spite of various acts of intimidation and violence, Politkovskaya never gave up reporting on the war. Javier Bardem, She became famous for not executing a single person during her rule and for modernizing Russias architecture. An international crew of astronauts undertakes a privately funded mission to search for life on Jupiter's fourth largest moon. There is, however, one drawback. Perhaps it's all to do with the color red: as everyone discovered a year later, even a low-cut dress of this color looks stunning on Malkovich. Embeth Davidtz, Votes: For two centuries in a row the country has been ruled by men. Toby Stephens, Perhaps Kira Knightley was a doubtful choice for the Karenina character yet Joe Wright's version attracted attention to Tolstoy's classic one more time. 9)Schuka is a pike fish. 536,249 Beau Bridges, Theres an alternative version of the story, in which a stallion brings death to King Koschei. Ninet Tayeb, | Among the three Karamazov brothers, the heroes of the eponymous novel by Feodor Dostoevsky, Alyosha is the youngest, the most popular on Google and his authors most beloved character. She was a fan of barocco, and brought the style to Russa, where it was named Elizabethan Baroque. This is the version we find in tales like Koschei the Immortal, Maria Morevna and The Frog Princess.. Fredric March, She has been associated with programs developing the Russian language and was previously a flight attendant for, (Empress Consort of Russia (1894 - 1917)), (Former Competitive Russian Figure Skater), (Russian Figure Skater and Olympic Gold Medalist), (One of the Most Successful Female Snipers in Recorded History), (Russian-American Social Media Personality and YouTuber), Former cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova is currently part of the, Elizabeth Petrovna, or Elizabeth of Russia, daughter of Tsar Peter the Great, was the Russian empress from 1741 to 1762. The, (Actress, Director, Producer Best Known for Her Film Salome), (One of the Most Significant Russian Poets of 20th Century), Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia. BUBBLE Comics is the largest Russian comic book publisher and produces monthly non-franchised comic books.. Danila the Demonslayer (-), is a grim avenger who exterminates demons with the power of living tattoos made from Satan's blood. Jude Law, Perhaps thats the reason she remains famous. Follow Russia Beyond on Instagram. (Russian Former World No. Many lines spoken by Ivan, a man of few words, have entered the language as catchphrases despite the film's copious doses of hokum - ("Since I figure cops are cops the world over, how do you Soviets deal with all the tension and stress?" At the same time, one of his main features was a sincere love for Russia. Nine years after the end of the Cold War, 007 (Pierce Brosnan) still prefers to keep his distance from Russians, so a meeting with Xenia Onatopp (Famke Janssen) in Monte Carlo does not lead to a passionate affair. Marya was a meek and timid girl, but she immediately seemed like an old friend to everyone. 95 min They are tough, physically strong, do not say much and, like real Russians, can get hold of anything. Blue-eyed Russian child model Kristina Pimenova was already a star by age 10, having signed a deal with LA Models and worked for Armani and Benetton. Evgenia Medvedeva is a Russian figure skater who has won two silver Olympic medals, two World Championship gold medals, and two European Championship gold medals. The protagonist (the Master) who wrote a novel about Pontius Pilate, has a crush on a woman, who becomes a witch. $0.21M, Tatyana, Olga, Madame Larina, Princess Alina, Anisia, Nanya, PG-13 He can appear out of the water, spew flames from his nostrils, occasionally fly on wings of fire and often lives in the mountains. | Lara Antipova from Boris Pasternaks Doctor Zhivago is so adorable, feminine and caring that her charisma comes out strongly from the first page. The 10th century's Olga is most famous for the legendary revenge she took after husband, Igor, was murdered. Another exponent of the "it was actually invented by the Russians" theory, Ivan Vanko (Mickey Rourke) is convinced that Stark and his father stole the superhero costume technology from him. The Slavs of old assigned terrifying abilities to this fish people thought it could swallow a man and that the Water Spirit rode it in the watery kingdoms. 8) Vodyanoy (or Water Spirit) is the King of the Deep. 72,907 Countess Vera Rossakoff. 100 min 138,960 She is currently a PhD candidate at Moscows, (Russian Former Tennis Player and One of the Best-Known Tennis Stars Worldwide). His main complaint is about hegemony: what is the point of freedom granted to post-socialist countries if the U.S. has abandoned them and "left them at the mercy of gangsters and prostitutes"? Olga Kurylenko, | Gross: We find the Firebird in tales like Tsarevitch Ivan, the Firebird and the Grey Wolf and The Firebird and Princess Vasilisa. 10) Vasilisa the Beautiful shouldnt be confused her with her namesake, Vasilisa the Wise, who is a sorceress and daughter of the King of the Seas. Curd Jrgens, Director: | Gross: | She continued the course of the Enlightened absolutism introduced by Elizabeth, and made multiple important reforms in domestic policy. Which American cities starred in Russian movies. Ralph Richardson, Vasiliy Lanovoy, Greta Garbo, Based on the novel by Tolstoy. She served as the Empress regnant of Russia from 1725 until her death in 1727. The films creators decided to make Andropov an eccentric typical Russian who is drunk and wears a fur hat with earflaps, a dirty T-shirt with a red star on the front and a padded jacket. | Gross: The Bride (Uma Thurman), Kill Bill. One of them was a monetary reform of 1535 that unified currency in the Russian state (only recently united after many centuries of division due to feudal fragmentation). In 1997, even though the Cold War was over, Hollywood still casts the main villains as Russians. Despite the tragic twists and turns of her life, she doesnt play victim, standing in dignity till the end with her unmatched silvery laugh. Jack is a robot who was built by the former Soviet Union for military purposes. Vladimir Friedman, PG-13 Gwyneth Paltrow, First, she killed the Drevlians matchmakers who dared ask her to marry their prince. And, eventually, by turning into an internet meme. Helen Mirren, We all lived next to her and didnt understand that she is that very righteous person without whom, according to a proverb, the village doesnt exist. A scene from Adrian Lyne's Lolita (1997). The tale is called simply The Frog Princess.. Apart from a few exceptions, Chekov could not help himself from making remarks along the lines of: "Actually, it was invented by the Russians." Dangerous, daring and disturbingly beautiful, Nastasya Filippovna is a femme fatale with a capital F. If using any of Russia Beyond's content, partly or in full, always provide an active hyperlink to the original material. | $0.13M, PG . During her reign, Russia finished the war with Poland, made first official negotiations with China in which she set up a border, and joined the Holy League against Turkey. $12.82M, Anna Karenina, Dolly, Lili Oblonsky, Masha Oblonsky, Tanya Oblonsky , Annushka, R | We meet Tsars in tales such as The Firebird and Vasilisa the Beautiful, The Frog Princess and many others. She was a German Princess born under the name Sophie Auguste Friederike von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg, but she ended up as the Russian Empress, and one of the most important heads of the country, ruling for more than 30 years. 143 min Anyway, its impossible not to grieve for her terrible fate. So to some extent, Oblomov is the most Russian literary character ever written. After proving himself in a fighting tournament, an entire line of . Nicole Kidman, Apparently, she had been struggling with injuries and anorexia. She then proceeded to study at the Red Bull Music Academy. Svetlana Khodchenkova is a Russian actress best known for playing Irina in the 2016 film, Viking. Evgenia Medvedeva is a Russian figure skater who has won two silver Olympic medals, two World Championship gold medals, and two European Championship gold medals. An expatriate British publisher unexpectedly finds himself working for British intelligence to investigate people in Russia. $4.92M, R The daughter of Vladimir Putin, Tikhonova serves as director of the National Intellectual Reserve Centre (NIRC) and National Intellectual Development Foundation (NIDF), which are initiatives of Moscow State University. 115 min It's just that it suddenly became apparent that all the political twaddle about confrontation between the great powers amounted to nothing when it came to human relations between ordinary cops. This website uses cookies. Fool me twice, shame on me," originated in Russia; important space discoveries were made by Russian astronomers; and an old woman from Leningrad [now St. Petersburg] invented Scotch tape. A married woman's affair with a dashing young officer has tragic results. Fairy tales are biased toward royalty - or fair maidens - who, Cinderella-like, end up as royalty; Vasilisa the Beautiful is a perfect example of a pretty social climber. Regardless of the constant suffering, Matryona has retained her undying faith. Criticized for her sexed-up images on social media, she grew up to experiment with acting in films such as The Russian Bride. The Bride, a vengeance . | Doctor Yuri Zhivago, who becomes the love of her life, is no exception. | Gross: Matryona and her husband once had six children, all of whom died at an early age. Director: The married Anna Karenina falls in love with Count Vronsky despite her husband's refusal to grant a divorce, and both must contend with the social repercussions. She is best remembered for reporting the Second Chechen War. Needless to say, Rachenko drinks a lot of vodka, flaunts a fake Russian accent, and sends flying in all directions first the enemies of communism and then the communists themselves. Theres the Bog Hag, who is married to a hobgoblin, and the House Hag, who is the wife of Domovoi (a house spirit in Slavic folklore). Yulia Lipnitskaya stunned her fans with the news of her retirement at the tender age of 19. A woman is like a tea bag you cant tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water, Eleanor Roosevelt once said. Russian powerlifter Nataliya Kuznetsova was introduced to bodybuilding at 14, when she had started visiting the gym on the persistence of her father, who wished to boost her self-confidence. Heres what we came up with: Bazarov (L) speaking to a woman, which he never was particularly good at. Joseph Kosinski But shes helped in her adventures by a doll her mother left her. 111,912 Lewis Gilbert $0.00M, R Her fairy tale has the whole gamut of fantastic elements. 124 min | | Gross: 63 Metascore. The characters of Russian fairy tales inhabit a spectacular Magical Kingdom where they never get bored. A coalition of countries is fighting against the Kaiju, creatures that have emerged from the Earth's crust and look like Godzilla. She studied dentistry and even practiced for some time while performing gigs as a side hustle. However, that was not always the case, and Russia remembers the glory (and turbulent) days of women in power. Jon Favreau And she doesnt let just anyone pass. Mathieu Kassovitz, Votes: So to some extent, Oblomov is the most Russian literary character ever written. At the 2019 Glamour Russia Awards, Alina Zagitova was named Sportswoman of the Year. The (typically Russian) woman lives in her distant rosy past and hopes that things will somehow resolve themselves. Hugh Dempster, Not Rated The protagonists must rely on their wits to save themselves from her. | Alyosha (R) is usually portrayed as some kind of an angelic creature. Vasilisa the Beautiful is a merchants daughter. $0.79M, Anna Karenina, Kitty, Lydia, Vronskaya, Dolly, Betsy, Princess Schcherbatksy, Approved | | In the 13th century she was canonized, and since then has been worshipped as a Christian, and later Orthodox saint. | Thus things went until the warrior Ilya Muromets defeated the Nightingale and took him to the Grand Prince in Kiev. Life goes on and Tatyana marries another man. | Henry Fonda, Elizabeth Jennings, The Americans (Keri Russell) A Russian spy who manages to keep up appearances as an average American wife and mother during . Stars: This was roughly the ideal of Russian womanhood that the writer Nikolai Nekrasov had in mind when he wrote his famous lines that a Russian woman could "stop a galloping horse and enter a burning log cabin. Gorynych kidnaps women and besieges cities. One of them was spreading and strengthening the Empire. Anna Perepechenova. Sean Connery, Even if created as an odd character, Madame Odintsova has aged well and has become, among literary heroines, a kind . This Russian gangster, who can be an unpleasant sleazeball, wants to spend most of his screen time being amusing and eating cookies. Uknown artist. 5) Nightingale the Robber is the hero of the classic Russian epic tale, The First Journey of Ilya Muromets. He lives in a nest which is in either nine or twelve oak-trees. And Bond is proved right - Xenia, a former Soviet test pilot who is now working for a terrorist, is the main villain and dreams about having sex with Bond. Renata Litvinova as Lyubov Ranevskaya in 'The Cherry Orchard' staged at the Moscow Art Theater. Overseas, people are less familiar with the story of Onegin a young jaded aristocrat who ruins the lives of others but finds himself broken too. Yemelya gets eight wishes in his tale. $39.69M, PG-13 And on top of all that, shes skilled in the magic arts and has an army of nannies at her command, who canassist her in even seemingly impossible circumstances. But you have to catch it first, as Yemelya the Fool (or Ivan in some versions) does in the fairy tale of the same name, and then release it back into the water. Jack. Read more: What is so great about Catherine? Catherine was an incredibly smart person and she supported education, establishing the first girls school in the country. At first he looks bewildered at the American control panel, then violently pushes aside a woman who can help him and in anger smashes the panel with a poker. | Robert Knepper, Votes: According to Chekov, the Garden of Eden was near Moscow; the saying "Fool me once, shame on you. By the end of the novel, she transforms from a nave provincial dreamer into a full-fledged lady, the embodiment of grace, intelligence and aristocratic dignity. Barbara Bach, Julien Duvivier A living Soviet symbol (because he's "as bent as the Soviet sickle, and as hard as the hammer that crosses it"), Boris Yurinov (aka Boris The Blade) is a colorful character who became the film's trademark protagonist and one of the best characters to emerge from Guy Ritchie's imagination. However, theres another kind of Baba Yaga who is best avoided the one who enjoys feasting on children. Xavier Gens Birthplace: Moscow, Russia. | Gross: | She achieved international fame in 2002, when she played Donna Anna in Don Giovanni at the Salzburg Festival. Portrait of Sofya Alekseevna. But several talented translations into other languages, Petr Tchaikovskys opera and a British-American 1999 film with Ralph Fiennes certainly add up to Onegins popularity. Oil painting reproduction of 'Poor Lisa' by Orest Kiprensky. Mila Kunis, | F.Rokotov. Director: 2) Kikimora is an evil spirit, and she appears in two forms, depending on who she marries. Viggo Mortensen, 54,924 Bernard Rose 102,924 As his brothers Dmitry and Ivan symbolize passion and rationalism respectively, Alyosha embodies a Christian soul, clean of sin and full of love. Action, Thriller. $118.31M, R Robert Downey Jr., Her mother died young, leaving her to cope with an evil stepmother. The Actresses: Newcomer Saoirse . Princess Marya Bolkonsky of War and Peace stands out from the pack. An archetypal Russian gangster, Gennady, sticks in ones mind after watching the movie only thanks to the most bizarre scene in which the protagonist Eddie Morra (Bradley Cooper) drinks his blood. Having lived with her husband for eight years, Anna falls head over heels in love with playboy and womanizer, Count Alexei Vronsky. Ben Chaplin, A popular name in Russian fairy tales, Vasilisa is of Greek origin and means "queen". Anne Vyalitsyna is a Russian-American model renowned for her consecutive appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue from 2005 to 2014. She is a closed book, which acts as a magnet for all sorts of men, from childlike Prince Myshkin to daredevil Parfyon Rogozhin. 4)The Frog Princess is the perfect wife, clever and beautiful, sensible and resourceful, loyal and thrifty. 127,960 Stars: Oldman's character, Egor Korshunov, gives Ford's character a smart punch after the latter says: "Do you know who I am? Nicknamed the Sparrow from Minsk, Korbut also participated in the 18th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships where she won two gold medals and four silver medals. But being a true Russian woman is not just about being beautiful from the outside; Russian women possess an inner beauty that is born out of their hard working nature and never-say-die attitude. She was descended from a Lithuanian noble family which traced its roots back to the Mongol rulers. Ralph Fiennes as Eugene Onegin, on his knees. Mia Kirshner, Votes: She was beautiful and smart. A woman, whose eyes emanated some kind of incomprehensible light". Bruce Willis, She released her self-titled debut album in 2012 and then went on to launch her own record label. The greatest female movie characters can be broadly sorted into two categories: those based on real women and those created by authors and filmmakers. 25,898 A CIA agent goes on the run after a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy. Russia at the turn of the 1980s/1990s was the golden age of Arnold Schwarzenegger and American action movies. Pages in category "Russian women comedians" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. Modest and honest, she doesnt judge a book by its cover. Madame Odintsova, Fathers and Children. Widely regarded as an industry icon, Irina Shayk is the face of many international brands. Catherine ascended the throne after his death. Very often, the hero happens upon a Firebirds feather and brings it to the Tsar as a gift, not knowing what ill may then befall him.
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