Varvara Aksenkova - the great Russian actress of the first half of the XIX century. Her tragic creative fate and early death served as the basis for this film. Varvara Aksenkova - the great Russian actress of the first half of the XIX century. Her tragic creative fate and early death served as the basis for this film. Varvara Aksenkova - the great Russian actress of the first half of the XIX century. Her tragic creative fate and early death served as the basis for this film. Varvara Aksenkova - the great Russian actress of the first half of the XIX century. Her tragic creative fate and early death served as the basis for this film.