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Olga Preobrazhenskaya

Olga Preobrazhenskaya

Olga Ivanovna Preobrazhenskaya (Russian: Ольга Ивановна Преображенская, 24 July 1881 – 30 October 1971) was a Russian actress and film director, one of the first female film directors, and the first female film director in Russia.

She is best known for directing the films Women of Ryazan (1927) and And Quiet Flows the Don (1930).