Lidiya Ruslanova was born on October 27, 1900 in village Chernavka, Serdobsk uyezd, Saratov Governorate, Russian Empire as Agafya Andreevna Leykina. She was an actress, known for Kontsert frontu (1942), Kino-kontsert 1941 (1943) and Kinokontsert k 25-letiyu Krasnoy Armii (1946). She died on September 20, 1973 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR.