Tatiana Samoilova as Anna Karenina.

Tatiana Yevgenyevna Samoylova (Russian: Татьяна Евгеньевна Самойлова) is a Russian film actress who starred in The Cranes Are Flying (1957) and Anna Karenina (1968). Image File history File links Samoilova. ... Image File history File links Samoilova. ... DVD cover of the film The Cranes are Flying (Russian: Летят журавли, Letyat zhuravli) is arguably the greatest film to come out of World War II. It was directed by the Georgian-born Soviet director Mikhail Kalatozov in 1957 and starring Aleksey Batalov and Tatiana Samoilova. ... Anna Karenina (Анна Каренина) is a novel by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy first published in periodical installments from 1875 to 1877 . ...

The only daughter of Evgeny Samoilov, she was born in Leningrad on 4 May 1934. Her father moved to Moscow to work with Vsevolod Meyerhold later that year. Samoilova was propelled to stardom in 1957, when she played the lead role of Veronika in The Cranes Are Flying. The film was a tremendous success, winning the Palme d'Or at Cannes and a special prize for Samoilova. She received many offers to continue her career in the West, but declined in the face of mounting pressure from Soviet establishment. Leningrad (Russian: Ленинград) may mean: St. ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Location Position of Moscow in Europe Government Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 1,081 km² Population  - City (2005)    - Density 10,415,400   8537. ... Vsevolod Emilevich Meyerhold (born Karl Kazimir Theodor Meyerhold) (1874 - 1940) was a Russian theatrical director, actor and theorist. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Palme dOr (Golden Palm) is the name of the highest prize given to a film at the Cannes Film Festival. ... Cannes (pronounced ) (Provençal Occitan: Canas in classical norm or Cano in Mistralian norm) is a city and commune in southern France, located on the Riviera, in the Alpes-Maritimes département. ...

In the 1960s, Samoilova's career in the Soviet cinema stagnated. Her only memorable role was Anna Karenina in a 1968 Soviet version of Tolstoy's novel. She appeared in the movie alongside her former husband Vasily Lanovoy (as Count Vronsky) and Maya Plisetskaya (as Karenina's friend Betsy). After Samoilova performed two film roles other actresses would have gone to extremes to obtain, the rest of her career was not as varied and interesting. Many years of obscurity and unemployment followed, and she never starred in another movie. It was not until 1993 that she was named a People's Artist of Russia. Anna Karenina (Анна Каренина) is a novel by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy first published in periodical installments from 1875 to 1877 . ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Soviet redirects here. ... Coat of arms of Count Leo Tolstoy This article is about the Tolstoy family; for the famous novelist, see Leo Tolstoy. ... Vasily Semyonovich Lanovoy (Russian: Василий Семенович Лановой) is a Ukrainian-born Russian actor who works in the Vakhtangov Theatre, Moscow. ... Maya Mikhailovna Plisetskaya (Russian: ; born November 20, 1925) is a Russian ballet dancer, frequently cited as the greatest ballerina of modern times. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Maria Yermolova, first Peoples Artist of the Republic 1920. ...