''Mashenka'' (russian: Машенька) is a 1942 Soviet

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Yuli Raizman Yuli Yakovlevich Raizman (russian: Юлий Яковлевич Райзман; December 15, 1903 – December 11, 1994) was a Soviet Russian film director and screenwriter. Career In 1924 he became a literary consultant for Mezhrabpom-Rus, the G ...

and starring Valentina Karavayeva and Mikhail Kuznetsov.

Plot

Telegraphist A telegraphist (British English), telegrapher (American English), or telegraph operator is an operator who uses a telegraph key to send and receive the Morse code in order to communicate by land lines or radio. During the Great War the Roya ...

Masha Stepanova (Valentina Karavayeva) is a medical orderly. During a fire drill, she meets the taxi driver Alexey Soloviev ( Mikhail Kuznetsov). Not everything works out in their relationship. Due to Alexei getting infatuated with another girl Masha breaks up with him. And although they only happen to meet again later during the

Winter War The Winter War,, sv, Vinterkriget, rus, Зи́мняя война́, r=Zimnyaya voyna. The names Soviet–Finnish War 1939–1940 (russian: link=no, Сове́тско-финская война́ 1939–1940) and Soviet–Finland War 1 ...

for a few minutes, it seems that everything is still ahead for them.

Cast

* - Mashenka Stepanova * Mikhail Kuznetsov - Alexei "Alyesha" Soloviev * D. Pankratova - Klava *

Vera Altayskaya Vera Vladimirovna Altayskaya (russian: Ве́ра Влади́мировна Алта́йская) (21 May 1919 – 28 December 1978) was a Soviet actress known for her roles in children's fairy tale films and comedies. Born in Petrograd, she wa ...

- Vera * Georgi Svetlani - Uncle Vasya * Nikolai Gritsenko - Kolya (uncredited) *

Vladislav Strzhelchik Vladislav Ignatievich Strzhelchik (russian: Владисла́в Игна́тьевич Стрже́льчик) (1921–1995) was a Soviet and Russian actor. People's Artist of the USSR (1974). Biography Vladislav Strzhelchik born in Petrograd ( ...

- White Finnish officer (uncredited) *

Aleksey Konsovsky Aleksey Anatolyevich Konsovsky (russian: Алексей Анатольевич Консовский; 28 January 1912 – 20 July 1991) was a Soviet and Russian film, stage and voice actor. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1976). Biography He wa ...

- Muryaga, a young taxi driver (uncredited) * Yevgeny Samoylov - episode (uncredited)

Awards

*1943 -

Stalin Prize Stalin Prize may refer to: * The State Stalin Prize in science and engineering and in arts, awarded 1941 to 1954, later known as the USSR State Prize The USSR State Prize (russian: links=no, Государственная премия СССР, ...

of Second degree (Yuli Raizman, Yevgeny Gabrilovich, Valentina Karavayeva).

References

External links

* 1942 drama films 1942 films Soviet drama films Mosfilm films Soviet black-and-white films Winter War in popular culture 1940s Russian-language films {{1940s-USSR-film-stub