Russian actresses who deceased in 2010
Here are 2 famous actresses from Russia died in 2010:
Bella Akhmadulina
Bella Akhmadulina (April 10, 1937 Moscow-November 29, 2010 Peredelkino) also known as Isabella Akhatovna Akhmadulina, Bella, Izabella Akhatovna Akhmadulina or Izabella Akhatovna "Bella" Akhmadulina was a Russian writer, screenwriter, actor and poet. She had one child, Elizaveta Kulieva.
Akhmadulina was born in Moscow to a Tatar father and a Russian mother. She studied literature at Moscow State University and began writing poetry in the 1950s. Akhmadulina gained national recognition for her poetry in the 1960s, becoming one of the most prominent voices of the Soviet Thaw. Along with other poets, such as Ivan Kozlov and Andrei Voznesensky, she pushed the boundaries of Soviet poetry with her use of language and themes.
In addition to poetry, Akhmadulina also wrote plays, screenplays, and prose. She acted in several films and performed poetry readings throughout the Soviet Union and later Russia. Akhmadulina was awarded numerous literary prizes, including the USSR State Prize in 1989.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Akhmadulina continued to write and perform her poetry, becoming an important cultural figure in post-Soviet Russia. She died in 2010 at the age of 73 and was buried in the cemetery of the Piatnitskoe Cemetery in Moscow.
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Anna Samokhina
Anna Samokhina (January 14, 1963 Guryevsk-February 8, 2010 Saint Petersburg) was a Russian actor.
Anna Samokhina began her acting career at the age of 16, starting with small roles in theater productions before making her way to film. She starred in a variety of acclaimed Russian films, including "Burnt by the Sun," which won the Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1994, and "Streets of Broken Lights," which was a popular detective series in the 2000s. Samokhina was also known for her humanitarian work, including advocating for animal rights and volunteering at a hospice for terminally ill children. She passed away in 2010 at the age of 47 from complications related to pneumonia.
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