Galina Polskikh
Galina Polskikh is a Soviet film actress. She has appeared in more than 100 films since 1962. In 1979 she was awarded the title of Peoples Artist of Russia, and in 1999 Order of Honour . Polskikh became famous after playing lead roles in such Soviet films as I Step Through Moscow , The Journalist and Expectations .
Polskikh was born in Moscow in a poor family. Her father was killed during World War II, and her mother died of typhoid fever several years later. The 8yearold girl was taken to an orphan asylum where she had spent several months before her grandmother, who worked as a janitor, took her to her place. They lived in abject poverty in a small room in a basement floor of a manystoried building. To become a film actress was a cherished dream of a young girl since it was the only chance to tear herself away from destitution. Her dream came true in 1960 when Galina managed to enter AllUnion State Institute of Cinematography, the leading film school in the USSR and Russia. Her teacher was Sergei Gerasimov, one of the most prominent and reputable Russian film directors at that time.
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