Overview
Historical drama depicting the events leading up to the 1917 October Revolution produced to celebrate the 40th anniversary.
Director and cast
- Vladimir Chestnokov as Lenin
- Leonid Lyubashevsky as Sverdlov
- Adolf Shestakov as Dzerzhinsky
- Andro Kobaladze as Stalin
- Anatoli Fedorinov as John Reed
- Galina Vodnyatskaya as Louise Bryant
- Sergei Karnovich-Valua Cast
- Nikolai Stepanov Cast
- Vladimir Taskin as Shreider
- Konstantin Adashevsky as General Krasnov
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