“We all worked together on the big picture“ Silent Don ”. We talked a lot about life, Elina was in great shape. Her soul was saved by the theater, she then still worked at the Maly Theater. Each nature gives a head start in life, each has its own account. Elina lived to a powerful date. Of course, this is bitter, we are all leaving, ”she said.

Khityaeva also added that "Bystritskaya taught a lot and she had a very stormy life."

People's Artist of the USSR, theater and film actress Elina Bystritskaya died at the age of 91.