Varvara Asenkova is the great Russian actress of the 1st half of the 19th century. Her first performance on the stage won immediate recognition of the audience. She was taken in the staff of the imperial theatre company but practically never played the parts worth her talent. The biographical film centers on the tragic artistic career and the early death of the actress. Varvara Asenkova is the great Russian actress of the 1st half of the 19th century. Her first performance on the stage won immediate recognition of the audience. She was taken in the staff of the imperial theatre company but practically never played the parts worth her talent. The biographical film centers on the tragic artistic career and the early death of the actress.
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