Nina Yevgenyevna Menshikova (russian: Ни́на Евге́ньевна Ме́ньшикова ; 8 August 1928 – 26 December 2007) was a Soviet actress. She was the wife of

Stanislav Rostotsky Stanislav Iosifovich Rostotsky (russian: Станислав Иосифович Ростоцкий; 21 April 1922, in Rybinsk – 10 August 2001, in Vyborg) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter, the recipient of the two USSR State Prize ...

and the mother of Andrei Rostotsky. Nina Menshikova was awarded the title of

People's Artist of the RSFSR People's Artist of the RSFSR (russian: Народный артист РСФСР, ''Narodnyj artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet Union artists, including theatre and film directors, choreographers, music performers, and orchest ...

in 1977 and also have received

USSR State Prize The USSR State Prize (russian: links=no, Государственная премия СССР, Gosudarstvennaya premiya SSSR) was the Soviet Union's state honor. It was established on 9 September 1966. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, t ...

in 1970 for her performance in '' We'll Live Till Monday''. Her other awards included the

Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945" A medal or medallion is a small portable artistic object, a thin disc, normally of metal, carrying a design, usually on both sides. They typically have a commemorative purpose of some kind, and many are presented as awards. They may be int ...

, the

Medal "Veteran of Labour" The Medal "Veteran of Labour" (russian: медаль «Ветеран труда») was a civilian labour award of the Soviet Union established on January 18, 1974 by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR to honour workers ...

and the

Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945" A jubilee is a particular anniversary of an event, usually denoting the 25th, 40th, 50th, 60th, and the 70th anniversary. The term is often now used to denote the celebrations associated with the reign of a monarch after a milestone number of ...

.Нина Меньшикова. Биографическая справка
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Selected filmography

* '' Early Joys'' (Первые радости, 1956) as Ksana Ragozina * '' Ballad of a Soldier'' (Баллада о солдате, 1959) as telegraph operator * '' The Girls'' (Девчата, 1961) as Vera * ''

A Mother's Heart ''A Mother's Heart'' (russian: Сердце матери, Serdtse materi) is a 1965 Soviet historical revolutionary film directed by Mark Donskoy. Donskoy was awarded USSR State Prize for the film in 1968. Plot The film follows the formative ye ...

'' (Сердце матери, 1965) as Anna * '' A Mother's Devotion'' (Верность матери, 1966) * '' We'll Live Till Monday'' (Доживём до понедельника, 1968) as Svetlana Mikhailovna * '' One Hundred Days After Childhood'' (Сто дней после детства, 1974) as Ksenia Lvovna * '' School Waltz'' (Школьный вальс, 1978) as Dina's mother * '' Visit to Minotaur'' (Визит к Минотавру, 1987) as Anna Yablonskaya

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* 1928 births 2007 deaths People's Artists of the RSFSR Soviet film actresses Recipients of the USSR State Prize Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography alumni Soviet voice actresses Russian voice actresses Burials at Vagankovo Cemetery Honored Artists of the RSFSR Actresses from Moscow 20th-century Russian women {{USSR-actor-stub