Nadezhda Vasilyevna Rykalova (Russian: ??????? ?????????? ????????, 10 July 1824, Moscow, Russian Empire, — 3 January 1914, Moscow, Russian Empire) was a Russian stage actress, best known for her Maly Theatre performances in plays by Alexander Ostrovsky, who created the Kabanikha character (in The Storm) 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.