Nadezhda Rykalova
Nadezhda Vasilyevna Rykalova was a Russian stage actress, best known for her Maly Theatre performances in plays by Alexander Ostrovsky, who created the Kabanikha character especially for her.
Rykalova, who came from the artistic family and had the famous Russian tragic Mikhail Shchepkin as a mentor, played more than 400 roles on stage and retired in 1907.
