Russian Pioneers

Nov 1, 1967

1h 13m

★ 3.3

Overview

1918. Workers from Petrograd come to Altai region to establish the first agricultural commune. In spite of the hostility of the local White Army cossacks the workers build houses, cultivate land. The poor peasants are turning towards the commune. However, White Army cossacks take vengeance on the members of the commune.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Vtoroe Tvorcheskoe Obedinenie

Lenfilm

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Cast

Vladimir Lenin

Vladimir Chestnokov

Lyuba Gremyakina

Larisa Danilina

Aunt Katya

Irina Kondratyeva

Miron Klinkovich

Gennadiy Nilov

Ataman Shurakov

Yulian Panich

Vasily Gremyakin

Vladimir Zamanskiy

Alyosha

Vladimir Smirnov

Feodosy

Ivan Krasko

Efimia

Natalya Klimova

Alexey Bondarenko

Olga Volkova

Mikhail Shcheglov

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