Soviet movie stars were not called as we used to be.

People began to invent pseudonyms for a long time. The reasons were very different: unsound or unsuitable for the field of activity real name and surname, the desire to hide their identity or their own origin, the presence of famous namesakes and so on. Even some of our favorites. Soviet actors and actresses They were not called as they thought and continue to think.

And today's edition. "Site" It offers to remember the movie stars, their real names with surnames, as well as the reasons why they decided to call themselves completely different from what was originally indicated in the documents. Some stories are really interesting, and knowing them will be useful.



Soviet actors and actresses

1. Faina Ranevskaya
   This amazing woman still lives in the memory of many people today. Her apt and witty quotes continue to be relevant even decades later. However, not all fans of the actress’s talent know that her real name was Fanny Feldman. And the basis for the pseudonym was the name of the landlord from the play by Anton Chekhov “The Cherry Orchard”. View this post on Instagram
   
   Publication by Faina Ranevskaya (@ranevskaya1896)
   
   
   
   
2. Alexander Pankratov-Black
   The name of the actor at birth is Guzev. Her mother’s name was Pankratova Agrippina Yakovlevna, and later Alexander decided to take her surname. However, with him on the same course in VGIK already studied full namesake - Alexander Pankratov. Therefore, our hero took the additional pseudonym Black. This changed things, because the namesake was red-haired. View this post on Instagram
   
   Publication by Alexander Pankratov-Black (@pankratovcherny_official)
   
   
   
   
3. Alexandra Yakovlev
   At birth, Alexandra had the surname Ivanes, but in adulthood, the actress decided to still take the surname of her grandfather and became Yakovleva. Interestingly, at that time the film with her participation had already been edited. And when it was necessary to change the name of the actress in the already completed film, there was even a scandal. Note also that in some films, the name of the actress is indicated by her third husband - Aasmäe. View this post on Instagram
   
   Publication by Alexander Yakovlev • Our Sasha (@aleandra_yakovleva_fanpage)
   
   
   
   
4. Andrei Mironov
   According to his father, Andrei received the name Menaker. But, when the future actor was already in school, the parents decided that it would be better for the guy to change his name from his father’s to his mother’s. In the third grade, Andrei has already gone under the name Mironov, under which he will be remembered by millions of film lovers. View this post on Instagram
   
   Publication by Vladislav Kiryukhin | poster & fan (@vladislavkiryhin.actor)
   
   
   
   

Daughter's alias Giorgi Svetlani
The first thirty years of his life he was Grigory Danilovich Pinkovsky. But in 1925, while on tour in Sweden, Pinkowski received a telegram from his wife. The news of the birth of his daughter so pleased the man that he took a pseudonym in her honor the same day. View this post on Instagram

Publication from Sergey Elagin Excursion (@elagin_tours_spb)



Mikhail Svetin
A similar story happened with the actor of theater and cinema Mikhail Goltsman. When, for some unpleasant reasons, Mikhail Solomonovich needed to change his surname, he chose the name of his daughter as the basis for a pseudonym. And even changed the patronymic, becoming Mikhail Semyonovich. View this post on Instagram

Publication by Natalia Kuzmina (@natali.viktorovna.n)



Vera Alentova
Vera Valentinovna Bykova decided to change her name when in 1969 she took her little daughter Julia from the hospital. She wanted her daughter to have a better name. And Alentova (from the word Alentia, which is translated from Greek as “truth”) seemed to the actress a suitable option. View this post on Instagram

Posted by Star News (@zvezdnie___novosti)





Of course, many Soviet actors and actresses for various reasons took pseudonyms, about all in one article can not tell. Write in the comments whose real name (or surname) has become a revelation for you. Or tell me which movie star we didn't deserve to tell about this time.