Mashenka
Машенька
“Best Soviet Film Since 'Girl from Leningrad'”
Synopsis
Lovely telegraph operator Masha Stepanova is a sanitary nurse. During a training alarm, she meets a taxi driver Alexei (Alyosha) Solovyov. He reads verses to a girl and invites her to the theater. But at the appointed time, Alyosha doesn't come, and Mashenka finds him, helps to recover. Young people fell in love with each other, but Alexei was too frivolous, and brings the girl a lot of sorrows and insults. Because of Alexei’s hobby for another girl, Masha breaks up with him. But she will be able to convey her faithful and true-hearted feeling through years of separation and the hardships of wartime, and when they meet again at the front of the Finnish War, Solovyov realizes what a gift of fate was meeting him with this girl.
Top Cast
Explore Star Directory →
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Yuli Raizman
- Screenplay & Story
- Yevgeni Gabrilovich, Sergey Yermolinsky
- Original Score
- Boris Volsky, Alexander Glazunov
- Original Title
- Машенька
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Production Studios
- Mosfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Yuli Raizman
Yevgeni Gabrilovich, Sergey Yermolinsky
Boris Volsky, Alexander Glazunov
Galina Pyshkova, Yevgeni Andrikanis
Yevgeniya Abdirkina
Igor Vakar
Department Leadership Roster
Yuli Raizman
Director
Galina Pyshkova
Director of Photography
Mikhail Tiunov
Production Design
Yevgeni Gabrilovich
Writer
Yosyp Shpinel
Production Design
Boris Volsky
Original Music Composer
Yevgeniya Abdirkina
Editor
Sergey Yermolinsky
Writer
Yevgeni Andrikanis
Director of Photography
Production Stills & Gallery
Official cinematic photography and background stills for Mashenka.
Featured In Curated Collections
Editorial lists, community rankings, and cinematic collections featuring Mashenka.
War: World War II
Auto-filled from Letterboxd lists
Soviet Movies With English Subtitles
Mosfilm
Every film Wikidata credits to Mosfilm, 1924 to present.
Russian Guild of Film Critics's Best 100 Russian Films
Similar Titles to Mashenka
Movies sharing stylistic DNA, tone, and thematic storytelling
5.0
6.7
7.1
6.7
7.5
6.4
7.5
7.6
6.5
7.5
6.0
7.4
6.4
7.9
7.0
6.7
7.2
5.5
More Like Mashenka
Recommended titles matching themes, cast, and genres.
Frequently Asked Questions About Mashenka
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Mashenka about?
Lovely telegraph operator Masha Stepanova is a sanitary nurse. During a training alarm, she meets a taxi driver Alexei (Alyosha) Solovyov. He reads verses to a girl and invites her to the theater. But at the appointed time, Alyosha doesn't come, and Mashenka finds him, helps to recover. Young people fell in love with each other, but Alexei was too frivolous, and brings the girl a lot of sorrows and insults. Because of Alexei’s hobby for another girl, Masha breaks up with him. But she will be able to convey her faithful and true-hearted feeling through years of separation and the hardships of wartime, and when they meet again at the front of the Finnish War, Solovyov realizes what a gift of fate was meeting him with this girl.
Who directed Mashenka?
Mashenka was directed by Yuli Raizman.
Who stars in Mashenka?
The principal cast of Mashenka includes Valentina Karavayeva, Mikhail Kuznetsov, Dariya Pankratova, Vera Altayskaya, Georgi Svetlani.
When was Mashenka released and how long is it?
Mashenka was released in 1942 with a total runtime of 1h 12m.
Who composed the musical score for Mashenka?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Mashenka was composed by Boris Volsky, Alexander Glazunov.