Yelena Grigoryevna Drapeko (russian: Еле́на Григо́рьевна Драпе́ко; born 29 October 1948) is a Soviet and Russian theatre and film actress.
She has appeared in more than 30 films and television shows since 1972. She is also a member of the
State Duma
The State Duma (russian: Госуда́рственная ду́ма, r=Gosudárstvennaja dúma), commonly abbreviated in Russian as Gosduma ( rus, Госду́ма), is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia, while the upper house ...
since 2000.
On 29 November 2022, during the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...
, she claimed that Ukraine as a separate country doesn't exist, that Ukraine is Russian, that the Ukrainian people would benefit from a Russian takeover, and that it was surprising that the Western countries were assisting Ukraine against the Russian attack.
Sanctions
In December 2022 the
EU sanctioned Yelena Drapeko in relation to the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...
.
Selected filmography
* 1972 ''
The Dawns Here Are Quiet
''The Dawns Here Are Quiet'' (russian: А зори здесь тихие, A zori zdes tikhie) is a 1972 Soviet war drama directed by Stanislav Rostotsky based on Boris Vasilyev's novel of the same name. The film deals with antiwar themes and fo ...
'' as Lisa Brichkina
* 1973 ''
Eternal Call
''Eternal Call'' (russian: Вечный зов, Vechnyy zov) was a Soviet 1973–1983 epic TV series directed by Vladimir Krasnopolsky and Valery Uskov by the eponymous novel of Anatoli Ivanov shot by Mosfilm. Plot
The series traces the fates ...
'' as Vera Inyutina
* 1973 ''
Failure of Engineer Garin
''Failure of Engineer Garin'' (russian: Крах инженера Гарина, translit. Krakh inzhenera Garina) is a 1973 Soviet television film in four parts loosely based on a novel '' Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin'' by Alexei Tolstoy. ...
'' as duty at the hotel
* 1975 ''
Between Day and Night
''Between Day and Night'' (german: Zwischen Nacht und Tag) is a 1975 East German drama film directed by Horst E. Brandt. It was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival.
Plot
Episodes from the life of the German poet and communis ...
'' as Zinaida
* 1983 ''
Offered for Singles'' as Nina
Honours and awards
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Lenin Komsomol Prize
Lenin Komsomol Prize () was a Soviet annual award for the best works in science, engineering, literature or art carried out by young authors of age not exceeding 33 years. Komsomol was the abbreviated name of The Communist Union of Youth (Russia ...
(1979)
*
Honored Artist of the RSFSR
Honored Artist of the RSFSR (, ''Zasluzhenny artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet artists, including theatre and film directors, choreographers, music performers, and orchestra conductors, who had outstanding achievements in the ...
(1980)
*
(1997)
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(2003)
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Order of Friendship
The Order of Friendship (russian: Орден Дружбы, ') is a state decoration of the Russian Federation established by Boris Yeltsin by presidential decree 442 of 2 March 1994 to reward Russian and foreign nationals whose work, deeds a ...
(2013)
*
Order of Honour (2018)
References
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1948 births
Living people
20th-century Russian actresses
21st-century Russian actresses
21st-century Russian women politicians
People from Oral, Kazakhstan
Third convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)
Fourth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)
Fifth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)
Sixth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)
Seventh convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)
Eighth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)
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Honored Artists of the RSFSR
Recipients of the Lenin Komsomol Prize
Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia)
A Just Russia politicians
Russian people of Ukrainian descent
Russian actor-politicians
Russian film actresses
Soviet film actresses